Keeper Hill

Keeper Hill / Slievekimalta
Sliabh Coimeálta
Viewed from the west
Highest point
Elevation694 m (2,277 ft)
Prominence627 m (2,057 ft)
ListingP600, Marilyn, Hewitt
Coordinates52°45′04″N 8°15′36″W / 52.751°N 8.260°W / 52.751; -8.260
Geography
Keeper Hill / Slievekimalta is located in island of Ireland
Keeper Hill / Slievekimalta
Keeper Hill / Slievekimalta
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Tipperary, Ireland
Parent rangeSilvermine Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridR823667
Topo mapOSi Discovery 59
Climbing
Easiest routeWay marked from Doonane carpark through Ballyhourigan woods

Keeper Hill or Slievekimalta (from Irish Sliabh Coimeálta, meaning 'mountain of guarding')[1] is a mountain with a height of 694 metres (2,277 ft)[2] in the Silvermine Mountains of County Tipperary, Ireland. Traditionally, it was deemed to be part of the Slieve Felim Mountains.[3][4]

  1. ^ Slievekimalta or Keeper Hill. Placenames Database of Ireland.
  2. ^ Keeper Hill. MountainViews.ie.
  3. ^ Slieve Felim. MountainViews.ie.
  4. ^ Tempan, Paul (2006). "Two Mountain Names: Slieve Felim and Mauherslieve". North Munster Antiquarian Journal, volume 6. pp.120-122