Hills of Cork
Cork (Ireland) has 4 summits in this register, out of 148 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Hungry Hill at 685 m; the median height is 661.9 m and the median drop 382 m.
Cork in brief
Its highest hill, Hungry Hill, ranks 54th of the 104 register hills in Ireland. The median hill here is 28.1 m lower than the Ireland median of 690 m. The greatest drop belongs not to the highest but to Musheramore, 437 m. For three of its 4 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, such as Hungry Hill, whose nearest higher summit is Beann. All 4 are Hewitts. Three have a trig point at or by the summit.
Most prominent
Greatest drop above the key col.
Most isolated
Distance to the nearest higher summit.
All 4 hills by height
| No. | Hill | Height | Drop | Lists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungry Hill | 685 m | 400 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 400 m |
| 2 | Caherbarnagh | 681 m | 364 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 364 m |
| 3 | Musheramore | 642.7 m | 437 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 437 m |
| 4 | Maulin | 621 m | 225 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 225 m |
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Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6, CC BY 4.0; counties as recorded in the database. Our own calculations.