- Mangerton Mountain
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Mangerton an Mhangarta 
Looking down into GlencappulElevation 839 m (2,753 ft) [1] Prominence 584 m (1,916 ft) [1] Listing Hewitt, Marilyn Location Location County Kerry, Republic of Ireland Range Mangerton Mountains Coordinates 51°58′13″N 9°29′04″W / 51.970308°N 9.484395°W Topo map OSi Discovery 78 OSI/OSNI grid V980807 Mangerton or Mangerton Mountain (Irish: an Mhangarta)[2] is a mountain in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. At a height of 839 m (2,753 ft) it is the tallest of the Mangerton range and 25th tallest in Ireland.[1] Its western slope lies within Killarney National Park.
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Geography
Mangerton is part of a massif that also includes the summits of Mangerton North Top (782 m), Glencappul Top (700 m) and Stoompa (705 m). Each of these summits are flat or slightly rounded.[3] Enclosed within the massif is a deep U-shaped valley called Glencappul or Horse's Glen.[3] There are three lochs within Glencappul—Lough Garagarry (Loch Garaigre), Lough Mannagh (Loch Meáin) and Lough Erhogh.[3] A short walk north of Mangerton's summit is The Devil's Punchbowl (Poll Ifrinn), an oval-shaped hollow with a loch in the middle.[1][3]
Battle
The far northern slope of Mangerton was the site of a battle in 1262 between the Mac Cárthaigh (Gaelic forces) and FitzGeralds (Anglo-Norman forces).[1] The battle-site is known as Tooreencormick[3] (from Tuairín Cormaic meaning "little field of Cormac") after Cormac MacCárthaigh, who was killed during the clash.[1] The battle is considered a MacCarthy success however because the Normans were kept out of the region.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f MountainViews.ie
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ a b c d e Ordnance Survey Ireland - Online map viewer
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- MacCarthy dynasty
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