Letterbreckaun, Binn Bhriocáin 667m mountain, Maamturks N: Maumturks N Cen Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Letterbreckaun 667m, Knocknahillion 607m, Letterbreckaun NE Top 603m, Barrlugrevagh 558m, Knocknahillion North Top 541m, Maumturkmore 488m,

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Maamturks Area N: Maumturks N Cen Subarea

Place count in area: 27, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 38, 44, 45, EW-CON
Highest place:

Binn idir an dá Log, 702m
Maximum height for area: 702 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 629 metres,

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Letterbreckaun Mountain Binn Bhriocáin A name in Irish (Ir. Binn Bhriocáin [TR], 'Brecan’s peak') Galway County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock

Height: 667m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L85652 55093
Place visited by 364 members. Recently by: Jimmel357, Tuigamala, Nailer1967, Josephineobrien, garybuz, Paddym99, rosduke, dodser, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, bandre, farmerjoe1, DeirdreM, TipsyDempy, Padraigin
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Longitude: -9.725588, Latitude: 53.533367 , Easting: 85652, Northing: 255093 Prominence: 322m, Isolation: 0.6km
ITM: 485607 755098, GPS IDs, 6 char: Ltrbrc, 10 char: Ltrbrckn
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top, (Bennabeola Quartzite Formation)

The anglicised name Letterbreckaun comes from Leitir Bhriocáin [TR], 'Brecan’s wet hillside', and is the name of a townland on the slope of the hill. St. Brecan is a saint associated particularly with Co. Galway, who is said to have been the successor to St. Enda in Cill Éinne, the Aran Islands [TR, 106]. His name is also remembered in another townland called Letterbrickaun in Leenane parish and in the parish of Cill Bhriocáin / Kilbrickan, located south of Maam Cross. Binn Bhriocáin is the second highest mountain in the Maamturks area and the 167th highest in Ireland.
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An enjoyable day out .. by ColinCallanan (Show all for Letterbreckaun (Binn Bhriocáin))

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Letterbreckaun (<i>Binn Bhriocáin</i>) in area Maamturks, Ireland

Picture: Distant quartzite.

Rocky top from afar.

by simon3 18 May 2019

The rocky top of Letterbreckaun viewed from Bencorrbeg in the Twelve Bens which is 4.5km away. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/161/comment/20533/

Long views of a stepped descent. .. by simon3 (Show all for Letterbreckaun (Binn Bhriocáin))

Maumturks Challenge part 3 .. by TommyV (Show all for Letterbreckaun (Binn Bhriocáin))

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