Naul Hills
The Naul Hills, or Man-of-War Hills [2] are low-lying hills in north County Dublin, Ireland, close to the village of Naul, formerly called The Naul,[3] (Irish: An Aill, meaning 'the cliff'). They lie beside the County Meath border, 30 kilometres north of Dublin City (17 km north of the airport), 16 km north-northwest of Swords, and 8 km southwest of Balbriggan.[4]
| Naul Hills | |
|---|---|
 View from Flemingtown, County Meath, towards the Naul Hills, with Knockbrack to the right | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 53.571871°N 6.258884°W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | English |
| Geography | |
  Naul Hills County Dublin, Ireland | |
| Parent range | Naul Hills |
| OSI/OSNI grid | O133602 |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery 43 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | West from M1 on R122, then south on R108. |
Typical hill elevations run between 140 and 150 metres, with the highest point in the area being the 176m Knockbrack (Irish: An Cnoc Breac, meaning 'the speckled hill').[1][5] Limestone quarrying has been carried out in the hills, and the London Encyclopaedia (1829) remarked, "there are coals at Naul...but the coal vein is not worked."[6]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the temporary reduction in emissions as well as a period of sustained fine weather meant that Knockbrack was visible across the Irish Sea from Anglezarke, Lancashire for a period in May 2020.[7]
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References
- Ordnance Survey map of Naul area Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- The Neighbourhood of Dublin by Weston St. John Joyce (3rd ed. 1920). Chapter X: Rathfarnham, Whitechurch, Kelly's Glen and Kilmashogue Mountain.
- "Entry for Naul in A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, 1837". Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- "Fingal County Council, 2002". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- Knockbrack Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-12-29.
- The London Encyclopaedia, Vol. VII, London, T. Tegg & Son, 1829. Retrieved: 2010-08-12
- "Can you see the Republic of Ireland from England?". anglezarke.net. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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