Talk:Devil's Bit
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Plants
[edit]The oldest accepted terrestrial plants come from were found in the Devilsbit Mountain district, http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v287/n5777/pdf/287041a0.pdf, that information should be included in the article... Gerard king of the universe
- I'll add it. GeneralBelly (talk) 13:45, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
Carden's castle
[edit]The Carden's castle was not a castle. The Carden's home was a 19th century mansion. The house is not in ruins. It was totally demolished. Unless the article means the Black Castle? This is a ruin. But it would not be known as Carden's astle as it was not built by Carden. And it's not on the slope - it's in the Park of Templemore. Laurel Lodged (talk) 23:23, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
Counties to be seen
[edit]Only with the greatest imagination could Cork or Waterford be seen. The Comeragh, if visible at all due to the curvature of the Earth, would be those slopes on the Tipperary side as the range is the dividing line between the two counties. Ditto the Galtees which are almost wholly in Tipperary anyway. The only part of Galway that is visible is that part of it on the ordinace survey map wherein the north west part of the body of water that is Lough Derg is visible. Imagination must be supplied to add the land of county Galway. These spurious claims should be deleted. Laurel Lodged (talk) 23:30, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
I beg to differ on some of your points. The Comeragh mountains are clearly visible from the summit of the Devil's Bit and are located entirely within County Waterford. The River Suir forms the boundary between Tipperary and Waterford between Clonmel and Carrick on Suir, with the Comeraghs to the south of the Suir. This can be checked quite easily on the interactive map on the Ordnance Survey Website [1]
The Devil's Bit is also visible from Portumna, Co. Galway and from the area surrounding this town. Coolfreemountain (talk) 21:19, 13 March 2010 (UTC)coolfreemountain
References
- ^ www.osi.ie
New Pictures
[edit]Here are are a few photos of the devil's bit including a close up of the inscription on the cross itself.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ballinvernsig (talk • contribs) 17:26, 18 December 2011 (UTC)