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Dartry Mountains Area Printable format Maximum height for area: 647 metres Summits in area: 28 OS Map(s): 16, 17, 25, 26 for all tops Set Area Map On     Benbulbin Mountain Sligo County Binn Ghulbain A name in Irish (Language) (Ir. Binn Ghulbain [GE], 'Gulban’s peak' or 'jaw-shaped peak') Height: 526 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 16 for top Grid Ref: G69226 46353 Latitude: 54.364910 Longitude: -8.474196 ITM: 569182 846354 Prominence: 61m   Isolation: 2.1km Benbulbin, with its limestone escarpment resembling the prow of a ship, is one of the most recognisable Irish mountains. It is also steeped in legend. It takes its name from Conall Gulban, son of Niall of the Nine hostages, who was fostered here. Fionn Mac Cumhaill finds his son Oisín naked under a rowan tree on Benbulben, having not seen him for seven years. It is also the spot where Diarmuid Ó Duibhne is finally killed by a boar, after he and Gráinne have been pursued for many years throughout Ireland by Fionn. Sometimes spelt Benbulben. Benbulbin is the 402nd highest summit in Ireland. Benbulbin is the most westerly summit in the Dartry Mountains area. Our data has reached 75% of the goal for this summit. (Details)     COMMENTS for Benbulbin Page 1 2 3 4 Next page >> Picture: White giant above the plain Expand pics.   A simple way up a remarkable mountain Short Summary created by wicklore  25 Jul 2010 A simple approach to Benbulbin is to start at G684 45. A track leads to fields below a steep, but not dangerous, climb up to the top of the Benbulbin - Kings Mountain ridge. Keep to the right of a small river gully on the ascent as this is where the track is. Near the top turn left to head west across the bog for a few hundred metres to the summit trig pillar. Beware of the sharp cliff drops which are so prominent to this hill. fantastic views are to be had of the nearer Dartrys, as well as across to Slieve League in Donegal. Comment Rating (0.00) Picture: The fantastical cliffs of Benbulbin Expand pics. A teenager’s awakening on Benbulbin… by kernowclimber  6 May 2010 The unimaginable happened this weekend. Curiosity stirred by photos and accounts of our recent walks finally won over my teenage daughter, who announced that she wanted to see what all this hill walking malarkey was about. Praying for sunshine, we chose Benbulbin as a suitable challenge for an unfit, inexperienced teenager, hoping that the limestone topography might inspire her to greater heights in her geography Leaving Cert! As we approached the towering, deeply scoured walls of the Benbulbin massif from the Mullaghnaneane Crossroads, she announced that they resembled the knuckles of a clenched fist and looked about as welcoming! We parked the car at G70300 46791 (Point A) just across a small concrete bridge then picked our way across a flat boggy area once cut for turf, heading for a waterfall tumbling down from the lowest point of the plateau above. Climbing steeply upwards alongside the waterfall to the incessant trilling of a skylark and amid mutterings such as “I can’t believe you two do this for fun”, clumps of greenery and rocks she would usually trample underfoot suddenly became of infinite interest, a good excuse to pause for breath. We photographed the Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Hares-tail Cottongrass, Common Dog-violet and excellent examples of crinoid fossils in the limestone. Once on the plateau we headed towards Kings Mountain, a truncated version of Devils Tower in Wyoming, past what she correctly identified as swallow holes, and through a mazy run of eroded peat hags, to race up the slopes to the summit. The views towards Lough Gill, Sligo Town, the Ox Mountains and distant Nephin Begs are enchanting, but she was equally engrossed by our debate about the accuracies of the summit co-ordinates as the GPS and OS map did not seem to agree: parental infallibility, she always knew this was a lie!! Descending, we struck out across undulating ground towards Benbulbin Head, a promontory of rock that resembles the prow of a great battleship ploughing hard into the oceanic realms of the setting sun. Even my sandwiches, crusts and all, were as delicious as the landscape here in Yeats Country. Poetry flowed spontaneously from lips more accustomed to rap and hip hop… And so on to the summit of Benbulbin, traversing the tops of cliffs offering stomach churning views down precipitous gullies. OS pillar kissed and summit bagged, we bore SE to descend steep ground at G69554 46256 (Point B) above the Glendarragh Valley. Emboldened by her day’s achievements, my teenage couch potato became a gazelle, bounding over the little terraces created by soil creep to beat me to the bottom where we picked up a rough track leading back to the car. Her beaming smile at my endorsement of her first 10km walk will linger in my mind hopefully as long as her memory of the cliffs of Benbulbin; no longer a clenched fist, but transformed into a giant mammoth’s tooth, fantastical, ancient and mysterious in the fading sun. Point A: G70300 46791 Point B: G69554 46256 (turn area map On) (Comment Rating 4.29) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Picture: Fairy Road near Ballintrillick Expand pics.   by tightropetom  26 Mar 2008 If you follow emchugh's route you may have missed out on a golden opportunity! There is a 'fairy' road on the way to the ascent route. On this, you will experience a very strange phenomenon whereby you drive 'down' a hill. You then put your car in neutral and then your car will proceed to roll backwards 'up' the hill. I kid you not! Just after the waterworks you are facing towards Benwiskin. The next right turn brings you face to face with the Dartry mountains proper (see picture). At this point you should stop your car to get your bearings. In front of you is a minor incline that appears to go downhill. Drive along here until just before the last bush on your left (about 10 yards after the bush there is a tiny grassy pathway going off to the left perpendicular to the road). In the picture the bushes on the left are clearly visible. Stop the car and put it into neutral - you will be shocked as your car moves backwards! If the car doesn't move you've gone too far. (Comment Rating 4.28) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average by Dan  1 Feb 2010 The two routes that I have used when going up benbulben are using the path starting at G684 451 (Point C) and if you're up for a longer walk using another path beginning at G704 426 (Point D). Theres no problem with access here, but I'm not too sure about approaching from the north side. The summit itself is fairly featureless, but the reward here is to head north from the trig point until you meet the cliffs, then follow them west right to the western tip of the plateau. The cliffs are impressive and the view is great. Updated - It is also possible to approach the mountain from the north side. There are a lot of cliffs on the north side of the mountain, but if you head to the east side of the these cliffs, the mountain can be climbed from there. It is much steeper here than on the south side, so is more demanding, but at the same time, much more rewarding. Take the road into the valley from Grange, and park at the end of the road and walk from here. If it's snowy, this is the best side to climb, as it is in shade all winter, and the snow will last much longer here than on the south facing slope Point C: G684 451 Point D: G704 426 (turn area map On) (Comment Rating 4.25) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Picture: Dawn behind Benbulbin. Expand pics. by simon3  20 Dec 2009 Taken some 20 minutes after dawn, Benbulbin's distinctive shape is set against the dawn of a cold, December day. (Comment Rating 4.20) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Picture: Eastern slope of Benbulbin Expand pics.   by eflanaga  15 Mar 2006 Benbulbin (Climbed Sunday 13th) Started walk at G684451 (Point C) for the relatively short (1.6K) but rather steep ascent (450m) to the summit cairn. Track at start of walk runs for about 400m up and around to a metal gate. Once through gate simply follow the gulley to your left onwards and upwards to the top. The forecast had suggested that the mist would linger on the west coast and high ground for a good part of the day and it wasn’t wrong. While, there would be clear spells on some of the hills around lunchtime the mist steadfastly refused to vacate Benbulbin until much later in the evening. As it was, by the time I had climbed about 100m visibility had dropped to around 30 metres. Four young lads on scramblers across the gulley, one of whom appeared to be intent on trying to ride his bike up the sheer incline to the top, quickly disappeared from view, the irritating ‘phut phut phut’ of their engines taking somewhat longer to fade into the distance. I found it somewhat easier to climb alongside the gulley rather than climbing up through it . It’s only a short walk from the top of the gulley to the Trig point on the summit. Due to the mist there was little to see except for the inscribed metal plate on the Trig dedicated to a young man called Kevin Myers who apparently passed away at age of twenty-eight in 2002. Not sure if his unfortunate passing had anything to do with the mountain. After picking up a couple of discarded beer tins near the Trig it was time to check bearings and start the long trudge across to my next target, Benwiskin. The trek, described by Sean below, was made much more arduous because of the poor visibility and the prevailing cold, wet and miserable conditions.(See Benwiskin for next stage of walk). Point C: G684 451 (turn area map On) (Comment Rating 4.17) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average COMMENTS for Benbulbin Page 1 2 3 4 Next page >> (End of comment section for Benbulbin. Recent comments about other mountains below.) RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS Page 1 2 3 4 5 .. 41 Next page >> Summit Comment Sugarloaf Hill: A short sharp shock... exaisle 7 hours ago. 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