Kippure
| Kippure | |
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| Cipiúr | |
Kippure, southern slope
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 757 m (2,484 ft) |
| Prominence | 262 |
| Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt |
| Coordinates | 53°10′41″N 6°19′55″W / 53.178°N 6.332°WCoordinates: 53°10′41″N 6°19′55″W / 53.178°N 6.332°W |
| Geography | |
 Kippure
Location in Ireland
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| Location | Wicklow & South Dublin Ireland |
| Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | O112154 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | granite |
Kippure (Irish: Cipiúr) is a granite mountain that straddles two county boundaries from its peak in Wicklow into South Dublin. It is popular for hill walking and outdoor leisure activity owing to its proximity to Dublin city, with its fine views over Dublin Bay towards Howth Head. It has convenient access and easy terrain. At 757 metres (2,484 feet), it is the 73rd highest in the Republic of Ireland.
The townland of Kippure is 1,490 acres and occupies the western flank of the mountain. The ridge between the summits of Kippure and Seefingan defines the northern border of the townland, while the River Liffey in the valley below defines the southern border.
Kippure is easily reached by the Military Road which passes close to the summit, with a spur from the road to a 2RN transmitter site at the top.
The slopes of Kippure hold the sources of multiple watercourses, including tributaries that feed the River Liffey, which rises in the Liffey Head Bog on the western slopes of nearby Tonduff Mountain.
At the summit of Kippure stands a 127m television and radio transmitter mast. This is the oldest television transmission site in the Republic of Ireland, and was initially selected as a potential VHF FM radio transmitter site during the course of a Radio Éireann survey in the mid-1950s. The Irish Board of Works built an access road to the site in 1959, and the transmitter installation work was then started by the British company Pye Ltd. By the summer of 1961 the mast was erected and test transmissions followed, consisting of slide views of Ireland, a testcard, and the music of Count John McCormack.
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