Silsean

Silsean
Silsean
	Moanbane (left) and Silsean (right), as seen from the Blessington lakes in the west.
Highest point
Elevation	698 m (2,290 ft)
Prominence	43 m (141 ft)
Listing	Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates	53°05′31″N 6°28′25″W / 53.091921°N 6.47351°W
Naming
Native name	Soillsean
English translation	place of lights
Geography
	Silsean Location in Ireland
Location	County Wicklow, Ireland
Parent range	Wicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	O023056
Topo map	OSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain type	Pale grey fine to coarse-grained granite
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Silsean (Irish: Soillsean, meaning 'place of lights')^[2] at 698 metres (2,290 ft), is the 92nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,^[3] and the 114th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.^[4]^[5] Silsean is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in County Wicklow, Ireland.^[6] Silsean is on a small massif alongside Moanbane 703 metres (2,306 ft) which lies between the Blessington lakes (or Poulaphouca Reservoir), and the major massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft).^[7]^[8]^[6]

Bibliography

Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118.
MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Silsean". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
^ Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
^ ^a ^b Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102. Walk 5: Silsean, Moanbane
^ Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
^ Simon Stewart (2018). "Arderins + Arderin Begs: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 15+m". MountainViews. Listing selection: All summits (531) in list Arderins + Arderin Begs

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