Croghan Mountain
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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.[2][6]
History
The Wicklow gold rush of 1795 began after gold was discovered on the northern slopes of the mountain during tree felling.Template:Sfn[7][8]
Geography
Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the County Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland.[5] Croghan is separated from the main range on its own small massif that includes neighbouring Croghan East Top Script error: No such module "convert". (which gives Croghan the profile of a "double peak"), and Slievefoore Script error: No such module "convert". to the east. Croghan is the source of the River Bann with rises from its southern slopes.[5]
Raheenleagh Wind Farm
The eastern side of Croghan contains the Raheenleagh Wind Farm, which was a 32.2 MW Coillte-ESB Group joint venture project that opened on 20 September 2016.[9] The wind farm was constructed in an existing Coillte forest, and consists of 11 Siemens Wind Power (108 – DD – 3.2MW) wind turbines.[9] The project received planning permission in 2012, and a 17-month construction process started in mid-2015.[9]
In 2018, it was reported that Coillte had sold their 50 percent stake to Greencoat Renewables.[10]
See also
- Wicklow Way
- Wicklow Mountains
- Lists of mountains in Ireland
- List of mountains of the British Isles by height
- List of Marilyns in the British Isles
References
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Sources
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Bibliography
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External links
- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Croghan (or Croghan Kinsella)
- MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
- The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
- Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH
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