The Slieveardagh Hills are a low range of hills on the County Tipperary

County Tipperary

County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

 - County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

 border, mainly in the barony

Barony (Ireland)

In Ireland, a barony is a historical subdivision of a county. They were created, like the counties, in the centuries after the Norman invasion, and were analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. In early use they were also called cantreds...

 of Slievardagh

Slievardagh

Slievardagh is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Mullinahone...

. The highest point is Clomantagh Hill

Clomantagh Hill

Clomantagh Hill is a mountain in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Its name means Hill of the gapped stone. At 349 metres it is the third highest summit in Kilkenny behind Brandon Hill and Coppanagh and is the second highest mountain in the Slieveardagh Hills after Knocknamuck. It is the 906th highest...

 at 349 m and the highest point by relative height in the hills is Knocknamuck

Knocknamuck

Knocknamuck is a mountain in South Tipperary, Ireland. Its name means Hill of the Pig. At 340 metres it is highest summit in the Slieveardagh Hills and the 916th highest summit in Ireland.-See also:* List of mountains in Ireland...

 at 340m with prominence of 268m. The hills contain the source of the River Goul

River Goul

The River Goul is a river in that flows through the counties of South Tipperary, Kilkenny and Laois in Ireland. It is a tributary of the River Erkina which is in turn a tributory of the River Nore....

, which flows north and the Kings River

Kings River (Ireland)

The Kings River is a river in Ireland, flowing through South Tipperary and County Kilkenny. It is a tributary of the River Nore.It has its source in the Slieveardagh Hills in South Tipperary. It flows southeast from the hills and crosses into County Kilkenny. It is joined by the Munster River...

 which flows southwards from the hills.

The Slieveardagh Hills and Booley Hills extend westwards from County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

 to County Tipperary

County Tipperary

County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

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