Cookies. This website uses cookies, which are small text files that the website puts on your device to facilitate operation. Cookies help us provide a better service to you. They are used to track general user traffic information and to help the website function properly.

Click to hide this notice for 30 days.
Welcome to MountainViews
If you want to use the website often please enrol (quick and free) at top right.
Overview
Detail
Zoom: ??
For more map options click on any overview map area or any detail map feature.
Find Suggested Walks
Find hill, mountain, island, coastal feature.
Videos


Recent Contributions
Get Notifications

Bricklieve Mountains, archaeological tour.

Track 5182 simon3 6 hours ago
This is a route weaving its way around a number of the archaeological sites to be found on Bricklieve Mountain. walk, Len: 10.4km, Climb: 240m, Area: Bricklieve Mountains, Arigna & Bricklieve...

Killerry Mountain

Track 5181 simon3 6 hours ago
This is a route up Killerry Mountain from the northside, starting from the Slish Wood car park just south of Lough Gi... walk, Len: 6.6km, Climb: 283m, Area: Killerry Mountain, Ox Mountains (Ireland)

Knockreagh: Easy and Hard Roads

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a week ago
Knockreagh is the northern outlier of the summits which circle Glantrasna. We used to consider it an Arderin, but a survey in Sept 2024 found it to be 499.1m and so undersized.From the west, ...

Spain: Sierra Nevada, Juego de Bolos

Track 5177 Onzy a week ago
Route to a reputedly difficult to access 3,000m hill which we had stewed on for a long time. The bus operator told us it walk, Len: 14.9km, Climb: 609m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Keecragh Mountain: The steep rocky north side.

Summit Comment simon3 2 weeks ago
Be careful to plan your route to avoid the steep slabs on this side of the hill.

Spain: Monachil Puppy Walk

Track 5179 Onzy a week ago
Well set out walk up a river gorge from Monachil which gets its name from various 'puppy' shaped rocks along the walk, Len: 12.7km, Climb: 497m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Keecragh Mountain: Rugged, rock slab defended hill with great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 weeks ago
Keeragh or Keecragh dominates the area from Lauragh to Ardgroom. To reach it you need to be aware of the formidable series of slabs of flat rock, particularly on the northern side.One way of...

Spain: Dilar

Track 5178 Onzy a week ago
Walk straight out of the hotel in Dilar and centred around the 1,520m peak of Cerro de la Siletta and the rocky ridge ea walk, Len: 16.8km, Climb: 781m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Aughrus Point: End of the road

Coast Comment Geo 2 weeks ago
High point at L54350 57099 there's a small cairn built beside it. Park at L54448 57203 at the turning point at road end.A bit damp but only a 200m walk from car to feature. Great views of the...

Beinn Fhionnlaidh (Etive) from Glen Creran

Track 5180 billbaggins a week ago
A straightforward, uncomplicated route that avoids the steep ground and burn crossing of the route from Glen ... walk, Len: 14.5km, Climb: 970m, Area: Loch Linnhe to Loch Etive (Britain) Beinn...

Cahas Surveying: Changes to Arderins etc

Forum: Suggestions simon3 2 weeks ago
Surveying 2024, August and Sept in the Mournes and the Cahas.There are new positions for the Knocknaveacals, North and South, thanks to a suggestion from DoBIH. Knocknaveacal N was recorded w...

Poor service from OSNI

Forum: General aidand 3 weeks ago
I’m heading to the Mournes shortly so decided to purchase a new map. I ordered this from the OSNI website. The map finally arrived today, 3 weeks after I ordered it. I’m sure plenty of other ...
Conditions and Info
Use of MountainViews is governed by conditions and a privacy policy.
Read general information about the site.
Opinions in material here are not necessarily endorsed by MountainViews.
Hillwalking is a risk sport. Information in comments, walks, shared GPS tracks or about starting places may not be accurate for example as regards safety or access permission. You are responsible for your safety and your permission to walk.
See the credits and list definitions.
Recent Items   RSS Feed for Recent Items.
MV Facebook page.   Visit our Facebook page.
Video display
Dunkerron Mountains Area   Cen: An Bheann Mhór Subarea
Place count in area: 65, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 83, 84, 85, EW-KNP, EW-R 
Highest place: Stumpa Dúloigh, 784m
Maximum height for area: 784 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 528 metres,

Places in area Dunkerron Mountains:
Knocknagantee Near West Top 628m
Cen: An Bheann Mhór:   An Bheann Mhór 674.7mAn Bhinn Láir 514mCoomcallee 648.9mBeann na Stiocairí 673.1mCoomnahorna 590mGlanbeg 485.8mSlievenashaska 578mSlievenashaska South Top 565.4m
Cen: Knocknagantee:   Knockmoyle 682.1mFinnararagh 667mCnoc Breasail 591mKnocknagantee 674.3mKnocknagantee West Top 553mCoomnacronia 636mCoomura Mountain 666m
Cen: Mullaghanattin:   An Cnoc Riabhach 534mBeann 752mBeann Far SW Top 636.2mBeann NE Top 692mBeann South Top 639mBeann SW Top 657mSallagh 570mMullaghanattin 773mMullaghanattin East Top 594mSallagh South-West Top 543m
E: Kenmare:   Gortamullin 205mKnockanaskill 356mLetter South 362m
N: Knocknacusha:   Knocknacusha 547m
NE: Knocknabreeda Ridge:   Crossderry 489mKnocknabreeda 569mMothaillín 506m
NE: Knocknagapple:   Bascadh 595mBascadh West Top 569mBoughil 631mCnoc na gCapall 639mKnocklomena 641m
NE: Stumpa Dúloigh:   Broaghnabinnia 745mKnockaunanattin 569mKnockaunanattin West Top 466.1mStumpa Dúloigh 784mStumpa Dúloigh SE Top 780mStumpa Dúloigh SW Top 663m
SW: Caherdaniel:   Farraniaragh Mountain 468mEagle Hill 155mReenearagh 162mBeenarourke 304mKnocknasullig 117mCahernageeha Mountain 498.7m
SW: Coad ( Castle Cove ):   Beenrour 418mEagles Hill 549mMullaghbeg 509m
SW: Coomduff:   Coomduff 244m
SW: Deenish:   Deenish Island (2) 144m
SW: Esknaloughoge:   Esknaloughoge 416mEsknaloughoge North Top 420m
SW: Scarriff:   Scarriff Island 252m
SW: Sneem:   An Bheann Mhór 309.3mDereenavurrig Hill 261mKnockanamadane 270mKnocknafreaghane 316.5mKnocknagullion 413m
SW: Staigue:   Staigue Top 459mStaigue NE Top 435m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Rating graphic.
An Bheann Mhór Mountain (Ir. An Bheann Mhór [TH], 'the big peak') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Green sandstone & purple siltstone Bedrock

Height: 674.7m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 83 Grid Reference: V59358 68348
Place visited by 120 members. Recently by: Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, Nailer1967, Ianhhill, rhw, maoris, westside, ToughSoles, Carolyn105, jackos, Krzysztof_K, mdehantschutter, bryanmccabe, bagoff, conrad1179
I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)

Longitude: -10.04178, Latitude: 51.850179 , Easting: 59358, Northing: 68349 Prominence: 289.68m,  Isolation: 0.5km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 459339 568412,   GPS IDs, 6 char: AnBhnM, 10 char: AnBhnMhór
Bedrock type: Green sandstone & purple siltstone, (Glenflesk Chloritic Sandstone Formation)

Previously L. Iskanamacteery Mtn in MV.   An Bheann Mhór is the 154th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/148/
COMMENTS for An Bheann Mhór 1 2 Next page >>  
Follow this place's comments
Flat summit but super panoramic views .. by group   (Show all for An Bheann Mhór )
 
Following the fence west from Beann na Stiocairí .. by Peter Walker   (Show all for An Bheann Mhór )
 
A route (the Maughernane circuit) recommended by .. by skyehigh   (Show all for An Bheann Mhór )
 
It is clear from the map that this top must be an .. by skyehigh   (Show all for An Bheann Mhór )
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain <i>An Bheann Mhór</i> in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Beara bathed in evening light		  
Dogs - Beware of the Eagles
by Colin Murphy  20 Nov 2012
For main ascent, see comment for Beann na Stiocairí, from where it is a short hike about 600m to the west to reach the rounded summit of An Bheann Mhór (which means literally 'The Big Peak' and not as someone recently suggested to me, 'The Big Woman'), which is marked by a trig pillar. Eagles soared overhead for the duration of the walk to the top and had a chat along the way with a friendly local sheep farmer who informed me that he only took the larger of his sheep dogs up there as he was afraid the eagles would snatch the smaller ones. (See comment on Beann na Stiocairí for pic of eagle) As I returned in the evening light towards Beann na Stiocairí to begin my descent, the tip of the Beara peninsula was suddenly lit up by shafts of light, making for a beautiful end to a rewarding day. The land poking out into the Atlantic on the right is Dursey Island. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/148/comment/14884/
Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average
 
Looking west towards Lough Currane & Ballinskelli .. by eric   (Show all for An Bheann Mhór )
 
COMMENTS for An Bheann Mhór 1 2 Next page >>
(End of comment section for An Bheann Mhór .)

OSi logo OSNI/LPS logo
Some mapping:
Open Street Map
(Various variations used.)
British summit data courtesy:
Database of British & Irish Hills
(Creative Commons Licence)
MountainViews.ie, a Hill-walking Website for the island of Ireland. 2400 Summiteers, 1480 Contributors, maintainer of lists: Arderins, Vandeleur-Lynams, Highest Hundred, County Highpoints etc