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Place count in area: 34, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 44, EW-CON, 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.
BenfreeMountainBinn Fraoigh A name in Irish, also Luggatarriff, also Binn Fhraoigh an extra EastWest name in Irish(Ir. Binn Fraoigh [TR], 'peak of heather')GalwayCounty in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Aluminous schists, hornblendic rocks Bedrock
Height:638mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37Grid Reference: L77758 54412 Place visited by 302 members. Recently by: rhw, Prem, Carolineswalsh, SeanPurcell, Beti13, Tuigamala, Kaszmirek78, Lyner, Moirabourke, abptraining, JohnHoare, konrad, Krzysztof_K, bagoff, farmerjoe I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
On the Discovery map this peak is marked as Luggatarriff, a name meaning 'hollow of the bull' which probably applies to a hollow on the slopes of Benfree.
Binn Fraoigh is the 224th highest place in Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/216/