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Place count in area: 38, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 44, MSW
Highest place: Benbaun, 729m Maximum height for area: 729 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 684 metres,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
BencollaghduffMountainBinn Dubh A name in Irish (Ir. Binn Dubh [TR], 'black peak')GalwayCounty, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock
Height:696mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37Grid Reference: L79782 52992 Place visited by 306 members. Recently by: justynagru, abcd, Dalcassian, PPruzina, PeakPaul, TommyV, Grumbler, damo11, John.geary, Mike-Mor, leonardt, Roswayman, High-King, Jim Sheehan, JeanM I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
Bencollaghduff means ‘peak of the black hags’. The black hags in question are cormorants [TR]. The OSI form Binn Dhubh represents a prescribed standard modern Irish form. Tim Robinson's Binn Dubh represents the local dialect, which omits lenition of d and t when the previous word ends in a dental consonant.
Binn Dubh is the third highest mountain in the Twelve Bens area and the 115th highest in Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/115/