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Maamturks Area   S: Maumturks S Cen Subarea
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Binn Chaonaigh Mountain (Ir. Binn Chaonaigh [TR], 'peak of moss') Galway County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock

Height: 633.5m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L90033 51558
Place visited by 396 members. Recently by: childminder05, Nailer1967, mdehantschutter, Tuigamala, MarionP, JohnHoare, bowler, nupat, NualaB, RonanS, Djouce, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, Hillwalker65, bandre
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Longitude: -9.657998, Latitude: 53.502707 , Easting: 90034, Northing: 251558 Prominence: 110m,  Isolation: 0.5km
ITM: 490008 751580,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BnChng, 10 char: BnChngh
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top, (Bennabeola Quartzite Formation)

Walks: for a route along the ridge, taking in Binn Chaonaigh and Binn idir an dá Log , see Kevin Corcoran, West of Ireland Walks, 81-92.   Binn Chaonaigh is the 232nd highest place in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain <i>Binn Chaonaigh</i>  in area Maamturks, Ireland
 
Silver on Binn Chaonaigh, 2005
by Silver  16 Mar 2005
This picture was taken from Gr(L 895525 starA) with Binn Mhairg to the left of picture and Binn Chaonaigh would be on the right of picture. If on Binn mhairg you would walk to Binn chaoinaign and decend down the gap before climbing to Binn idir an Da LOg Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/225/comment/1530/
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This is a view of Binn Mhor and Cnoc NahUilleann .. by Silver   (Show all for Binn Chaonaigh )
 
Gr (L896521 B)This is a view of Binn idir an .. by Silver   (Show all for Binn Chaonaigh )
 
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