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Maximum height for area: 729 metres Summits in area: 30
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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
Rating graphic. 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 n
Benlettery is the 317th 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)
   
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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”
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by csd  16 Feb 2003 Climbed this on 15.02.2003. Parked at the car park grid ref 782 478 (Point A) 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 A: L782 478 (turn area map On)
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by gerrym  15 Jun 2008 Park on section of disused road next to Benlettery youth hostel (778483 (Point B)). 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 B: L778 483 (turn area map On)
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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
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