Keeper Hill

Keeper Hill / Slievekimalta
Sliabh Coimeálta
Viewed from the west
Elevation	694 m (2,277 ft)
Location
Location	North Tipperary, Ireland
Range	Silvermine Mountains
Coordinates	52.748744°N 8.262855°W / 52.748744; -8.262855
Topo map	OSi Discovery 59
OSI/OSNI grid	R823667
Climbing
Easiest route	Way marked from Doonane carpark through Ballyhourigan woods

Keeper Hill or Slievekimalta (from Irish: Sliabh Coimeálta, meaning "mountain of guarding") is a 694 m (2,277 ft) mountain in North Tipperary, Ireland.

Keeper Hill is situated in the Slieve Felim mountain range in North Tipperary and is just 15km east of Limerick City. Keeper Hill is the highest mountain in the Shannon area and the 117th highest in Ireland. The ‘hill’ is wrapped in a forestry area of 3,300 hectares. The 300 hectare summit is designated as a National Heritage Area, considered important for the habitats present or species of plants and animals whose habitat needs protection. This loop overlaps with a short section of the Slieve Felim Way - a 30km waymarked route which travels from Murroe in County Limerick to Silvermines in County Tipperary. En-route it passes through the small but pleasant village of Toor and onward across the shoulder of Keeper Hill. While the loop explores the lower shoulders of Keeper Hill, the ‘hardy’ walker will enjoy incorporating the ‘trek’ to the summit. This loop walk is part of the National Looped Walks and is marked using the standard purple National Looped Walk directional arrows.

External links

• "Keeper Hill, Ireland". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8999.