Croghan Mountain or Croghan Kinsella () at , is the 211th–highest peak in

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on the Arderin scale, and the 258th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the

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on the

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and

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border, in Ireland.

Naming

The fuller name comes from the Uí Chinnsealaigh, who were the dominant gaelic family in the area; and is used to differentiate it from other "Cruachan" mountains.

Geography

Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the

on the

and

border, in Ireland. Croghan is separated from the main range on its own small

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that includes neighbouring Croghan East Top (which gives Croghan the profile of a "double peak"), and Slievefoore to the east. Croghan is the source of the

River Bann The River Bann (from ga, An Bhanna, meaning "the goddess"; Ulster-Scots: ''Bann Wattèr'') is one of the longest rivers in Northern Ireland, its length, Upper and Lower Bann combined, being 129 km (80 mi). However, the total lengt ...

with rises from its southern slopes.

Raheenleagh Wind Farm

The eastern side of Croghan contains the Raheenleagh Wind Farm, which was a 32.2 MW Coillte-

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joint venture project that opened on 20 September 2016. The wind farm was constructed in an existing Coillte forest, and consists of 11

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(108 – DD – 3.2MW)

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s. The project received planning permission in 2012, and a 17-month construction process started in mid-2015. In 2018, it was reported that Coillte had sold their 50 percent stake to Greencoat Renewables.

Bibliography

References

External links

MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
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