Naul Hills

The Naul Hills, or Man-of-War Hills [2] are low-lying hills in Fingal, 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]

Mounds near Knockbrack hill

Naul Hills
View from Flemingtown, Co. 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 / 53.571871; -6.258884
Naming
Language of name	English
Geography
Location	Fingal, 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]

References

1. Ordnance Survey map of Naul area Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
2. The Neighbourhood of Dublin by Weston St. John Joyce (3rd ed. 1920). Chapter X: Rathfarnham, Whitechurch, Kelly's Glen and Kilmashogue Mountain.
3. "Entry for Naul in A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, 1837". Retrieved 2009-11-27.
4. "Fingal County Council, 2002". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
5. Knockbrack Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-12-29.
6. The London Encyclopaedia, Vol. VII, London, T. Tegg & Son, 1829. Retrieved: 2010-08-12

See also

• Naul, Dublin
• List of mountains in Ireland