| Tibradden Mountain (Sliabh Thigh Bródáin) | |
|---|---|
| Garrycastle;[1] Kilmainhambegg[1] | |
 Tibradden from Montpelier Hill | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 467 m (1,532 ft)[2] |
| Prominence | 30 m (98 ft)[3] |
| Coordinates | 53°14′19″N 6°16′49″W / 53.238744°N 6.280158°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Tibradden Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Dublin, Ireland |
| Parent range | Dublin Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | O1487822281 |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery No. 50 |
Tibradden Mountain (Irish: Sliabh Thigh Bródáin, meaning 'mountain of the house of Bródáin')[4] is a mountain in County Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. Other former names for the mountain include "Garrycastle" and "Kilmainham Begg" (a reference to Kilmainham Priory which once owned the lands around the mountain).[1] It is 467 metres (1,532 feet) high[2] and is the 561st-highest mountain in Ireland.[3] It forms part of the group of hills in the Dublin Mountains which comprises Two Rock, Three Rock, Kilmashogue and Tibradden Mountains.[5] The views from the summit encompass Dublin to the north, Two Rock to the east and the Wicklow Mountains to the south and west.[6]
The geological composition is mainly granite and the southern slopes are strewn with granite boulders.[7] The summit area is a habitat for heather, furze, gorse and bilberry as well as Sika deer, foxes and badgers.[7] The forestry plantation on the slopes – known as the Pine Forest – contains Scots pine, Japanese larch, European larch, Sitka spruce, oak and beech.[7] The mountain is also a site of archaeological interest with a prehistoric burial site close to the summit.
- ^ a b c Healy, p. 93
- ^ a b c Discovery Series No. 50 (Map). Ordnance Survey Ireland.
- ^ a b "Tibradden Mountain". Mountain Views. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Tibradden Mountain". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Healy, p. 105.
- ^ Fourwinds, p. 154.
- ^ a b c "Tibradden Wood (Pine Forest)". Coillte Outdoors. Retrieved 29 July 2010.