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| Maximum height for area: 729 metres |
Summits in area: 30 |
| OS Map(s): 37, 44 for all tops |
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| Bencorrbeg Mountain |
Galway County |
| Binn an Choire Bhig
A name in Irish |
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| (Ir. Binn an Choire Bhig [OSI], 'peak of the little corrie') |
| Height: 577 metres |
OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 37 for top |
| Grid Ref: L81650 53299 |
Latitude: 53.516518 Longitude: -9.784939 |
| ITM: 481626 753320 |
Prominence: 42m Isolation: 0.6km |
The Carrot Ridge (Meacan Buí) is an obvious nose of rock rising from Gleninagh towards Bencorrbeg. It is graded diff. and is 275m long. Tim Robinson's remark that the English name is a mistranslation is, uncharacteristically, off the mark. In fact it is a climber's name rather than a local name. It was named the Carrot Ridge by Joss Lynam and Liam Ó Réagain who believed they were completing the first ascent in the 1949. (In fact, they later learned that some Cambridge students had already climbed it in 1933.) Joss asked Liam what the Irish for carrot was, and Liam replied meacan buí. This is a perfectly good translation for the Eng. word 'carrot' and is listed in Dinneen's Dictionary.
Bencorrbeg is the 317th highest summit in Ireland. Bencorrbeg is the most easterly summit in the Twelve Bens area. Our data has reached 70% of the goal for this summit. (Details) |
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