Silsean

Silsean (Irish: Soillsean, meaning 'place of lights')[2] at 698 metres (2,290 ft), is the 92nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 114th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Silsean is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland.[6] Silsean is on a small massif alongside Moanbane 703 metres (2,306 ft) which lies between the Blessington lakes (or Poulaphouca Reservoir), and the major massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft).[7][8][6]

Silsean
Soillsean
Moanbane (left) and Silsean (right), as seen from the Blessington lakes in the west.
Highest point
Elevation698 m (2,290 ft)[1]
Prominence43 m (141 ft)[1]
ListingHewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates53.091921°N 6.47351°W / 53.091921; -6.47351
Naming
English translationplace of lights
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Silsean is located in island of Ireland
Silsean
Silsean
Location in Ireland
LocationWicklow, Ireland
Parent rangeWicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridO023056[1]
Topo mapOSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain typePale grey fine to coarse-grained granite[1]

Bibliography
  • Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
  • Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118.
  • MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
  • Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.

See also

References
  1. "Silsean". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
  4. Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
  5. Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
  6. Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102. Walk 5: Silsean, Moanbane
  7. Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
  8. Simon Stewart (2018). "Arderins + Arderin Begs: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 15+m". MountainViews. Listing selection: All summits (531) in list Arderins + Arderin Begs


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