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Ridge of Capard

Coordinates:53°5′27.81″N7°29′19.84″W/ 53.0910583°N 7.4888444°W/53.0910583; -7.4888444
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Ridge of Capard
Ridge of Capard is located in island of Ireland
Ridge of Capard
Ridge of Capard
Location in Ireland
Highest point
Elevation483 m (1,585 ft)[1]
Prominence48[1]m (157 ft)
Coordinates53°5′27.81″N7°29′19.84″W/ 53.0910583°N 7.4888444°W/53.0910583; -7.4888444
Naming
Native nameDroim na Ceapaí Airde
Geography
LocationCounty Laois,Ireland
Parent rangeSlieve Bloom Mountains
Topo mapOSiDiscovery54
Geology
Mountain typesandstone, grit and claystone

Ridge of Capard(Irish:Droim na Ceapaí Airde)[2]is a mountain inCounty Laois,Ireland. Ridge of Capard's summit is at an altitude of 483 metres (1,585 ft), making it the third-highest point in Laois, the sixth-highest in theSlieve Bloom Mountainsand the 615th-highest summit in Ireland.[1]

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References

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  1. ^abc"Ridge of Capard".mountainviews.ie.Retrieved20 December2020.
  2. ^"Droim na Ceapaí Airde".Placenames Database of Ireland.Dublin City University.Retrieved24 December2016.