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CHOOSE in Twelve Bens Bencullagh Benbrack Benchoona Bencorrbeg Benglenisky Benlettery Binn an tSaighdiúra Benbaun Benbaun Benbreen Benbreen Central Top Benbreen North Top Maumonght SW Top Knockpasheemore Bencorr Bencorr North Top Derryclare Bencollaghduff Benfree Bengower Diamond Hill Letterettrin Knockbrack Doughruagh Garraun Garraun South Top Maumfin Maumonght Muckanaght Tully Mountain CHOOSE an area Achill/Corraun Antrim Hills Arigna Mountains Ballyhoura Mountains Belfast Hills Ben Gorm Mountains Blackstairs Mountains Bluestack Mountains Boggeragh Mountains Brandon Group Breifne Bricklieve/Curlew Caha Mountains Central Dingle Comeragh Mountains Cooley/Gullion Croagh Patrick Dartry Mountains Dingle West Donegal NW Donegal SW Dublin/Wicklow Dunkerron Mountains East Coast Fermanagh/S Tyrone Galty Mountains Glenbeigh Horseshoe Inishowen Iveragh NW Keenaght Knockmealdown Mountains Maamturks MacGillycuddy's Reeks Mangerton Mizen/Sheeps Head Mourne Mountains Mweelrea Mountains Nagles Mountains North Kerry North Mayo North Midlands North Wexford Ox Mountains Paps/Derrynasaggart Partry/Joyce Country Purple Mtn S Donegal/W Tyrone Shannon Sheeffry Hills Shehy/Knockboy Slieve Bloom Slieve Mish Slieve Miskish South Connemara South Midlands South Wexford Sperrin Mountains Twelve Bens W Limerick / N Kerry West Clare Wicklow/Dublin Summit or area: Set min height for summits. 150m 400m 500m 600m ; Map of 150m+ Summits (clickable) - (Map Zoom) Local 150m+ Summits Benbreen North Top, 674m   Benbreen Central Top, 680m   Benbreen, 691m   Bengower, 664m   Benglenisky, 516m   Benlettery, 577m   This session you have viewed Knocknasliggaun, Binn Chorr, Carrickbyrne Hill, Coumfea West Top, Knockeirky, Binn Dubh, Binn Bhraoin, Binn Chorr North Top, Benleagh, Lugnaquilla, Galtymore, Knockaterriff Beg, Knocksheegowna, Binn Doire Chláir, Sugarloaf Hill, Knocknagnauv, Keadeen Mountain, Knockshanahullion, Eagle Mountain, Monabrack, Carran, Purple Mountain, Lough Curra Mtn, Silver Hill, Drumnalifferny Mountain, Cushnaficulla, Lyracappul, Coomnahorna, Slieve Foye, Knockastakeen, Carrignabinnia, Coomcathcun, Bingorms, Benlettery Users Online: simon3, ciarraioch, march-fixer, dr_banuska, discodes Guests online: 105 Conditions and Info Use of MountainViews is governed by conditions. Hillwalking is a risk sport. Information about the site and about safety is here. Opinions in material here are not necessarily endorsed by MountainViews.   RSS Feed for Recent Items.

Twelve Bens Area Printable format Maximum height for area: 729 metres Summits in area: 30 OS Map(s): 37, 44 for all tops Set Area Map On     Benlettery Mountain Galway County Binn Leitrí A name in Irish (Language) (Ir. Binn Leitrí [TR], 'peak of the wet hillsides') Height: 577 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 44 for top Grid Ref: L77546 49537 Latitude: 53.481796 Longitude: -9.845307 ITM: 477522 749559 Prominence: 62m   Isolation: 1.1km The townland of Lettery (Leitrí, 'wet hillsides') is on the S slopes of this mountain. The alternative name Bindowglass or Bendouglas (Binn Dúghlais, 'peak of the black stream') is recorded as early as 1684 by Roderic O'Flaherty. Note that both names refer to the wet state of the mountain. O'Flaherty mentions a pool of water on the summit which turns the hair white of anyone who washes in it. In the days before accurate measurements of altitude, he erroneously believed that Bindowglass was the highest of the Twelve Bens and was two miles high. This misconception was corrected by James Hardiman, who edited O'Flaherty's work in 1846, aware that the Ordnance Survey had found that Ben Corr and Ben Bawn exceed it in height by several hundred feet (O'Flaherty, 107). Benlettery is the 316th highest summit in Ireland. Benlettery is the most southerly summit in the Twelve Bens area. Our data has reached 64% of the goal for this summit. (Details)     COMMENTS for Benlettery Page 1 of 1 Expand pics.   by simon3  27 Jun 2004 Benlettery from Bengower. This picture hints at the fine view available south described by Joss Lynam [The Mountains of Connemara – 1988] as “.. the fantastic land and water jigsaw of South Connemara” (Comment Rating 3.91) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Picture: Benlettery Expand pics. by gerrym  15 Jun 2008 Park on section of disused road next to Benlettery youth hostel (778483 (Point A)). Walk up road to youth hostel and take a stile to the left onto the hillside. Pass through a stand of trees and cross a fence. There follows a steep climb of over 500m on generally good ground. There are great views down over Ballynahinch Lake (can pick out the elusive castle) and many other loughs before the sea. There is a well trodden track (eroded) as hit the higher reaches of the mountain, marked by some small cairns. The ground here is increasingly rocky and i have had difficulty on 2 occasions before the summit with steep ground requiring the use of hands - where is the easier path? The summit is mostly rocky with a few cairns. There are wide reaching views - west over Benglenisky and to the islands of the Atlantic, east to the other side of the famous Glencoaghan horseshoe and the Mamturks, north to the impressively rocky top of Bengower backed by Benbreen and of course south to the loughs and loughs and sea. A good starting point for one of the best walks in the country around Glencoaghan, or a visit to Bengower and Benglenisky. Can be busy but today no one else which made it all the better. Point A: L778 483 (turn area map On) (Comment Rating 3.75) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Expand pics.   by csd  16 Feb 2003 Climbed this on 15.02.2003. Parked at the car park grid ref 782 478 (Point B) and walked to Benlettery hostel. Crossed the stile in the hostel's front garden and walked up to the left of the hostel. Aimed north-west-ish for the spur and gained the summit from the SW. Beautiful views from the top, and a nice continuation on to Bengower possible (see pic of bengower taken from summit of benlettery). Point B: L782 478 (turn area map On) (Comment Rating 3.67) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average by trevorf  10 Jun 2003 Fantastic views of the lake and sea on a fine day looking seaward and the rest of the "Bens" looking inland (Comment Rating 2.90) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average (End of comment section for Benlettery. Recent comments about other mountains below.) 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