Lobawn

Lobawn (Irish: Lúbán, meaning 'little bend')[2] at 636 metres (2,087 ft), is the 182nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 219th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Lobawn has a flat boggy summit plateau with a "war department" concrete post to mark the top. Lobawn lies in the west section of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland, and has a subsidiary summit called Sugarloaf (West Wicklow) 552 metres (1,811 ft).[6][7] Both Lobawn and the Sugarloaf border the Glen of Imaal, and their summits lie close to the actual boundaries of the Glen of Imaal Military Artillery Firing Range.[8]

Lobawn
Lúbán
Sugarloaf (l) and Lobawn (r) from the Glen of Imaal in the south
Highest point
Elevation636 m (2,087 ft)[1]
Prominence111[1]
ListingHewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates53.022198°N 6.543872°W / 53.022198; -6.543872.
Naming
English translation"Little Bend"
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Lobawn
Location in Ireland
LocationWicklow, Ireland
Parent rangeWicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridS977978[1]
Topo mapOSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain typeDark slate-schist, quartzite & coticule[1]
Lobawn's boggy summit plateau and "War Department No. 13" summit marker

Bibliography
  • Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
  • 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.

See also

References
  1. "Lobawn". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
  4. Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
  5. Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
  6. Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
  7. 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
  8. Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102. Walk 10: Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia, Camenabologue East Top, Camenabologue, Table Mountain, Lobawn


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