| Caher | |
|---|---|
| Cathair na Féinne | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:View_from_the_peak_of_Carrauntoohil.jpg) Caher Ridge, with Caher East Top (l) and Caher West Top (r); as seen from Carrauntoohil | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 99.76 m (327.3 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 0.71 miles (1.14 km) |
| Listing | Furth, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 51°59′40″N 9°45′31″W / 51.994449°N 9.758549°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | stone fort of the Fianna |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | MacGillycuddy's Reeks |
| OSI/OSNI grid | V792838 |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery 78 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type(s) | Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | via Coomloughra Horseshoe |
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Caher or Caher East Top (Irish: Cathair na Féinne, meaning 'stone fort of the Fianna')[2] at 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), is the third-highest peak in Ireland, on the Irish Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam classifications. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry.
- ^ a b c d MountainViews: Caher (Cathair)
- ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.