Townland

Knockanrahan Upper

Cnoc an Raithin Uachtarach

Knockanrahan Upper is a townland in Wicklow. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKnockanrahan Upper52.78910° N · 6.17117° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

cnochill

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Cnoc an Raithin Uachtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Knockanrahan Upper · English · main form
Knockenrahan Upper · English · main form · local name

Geographic information

Place type: Townland
County: Wicklow
Barony: Arklow
Civil parish: Arklow
Coordinates: 52.78910, -6.17117
Mapped area: 0.76 km²
Logainm ID: 55778 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Knockanrahan Upper. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-04-03. How this page was prepared.