Binn Mhairg 612.4m mountain, Maamturks S: Maumturks S Cen Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Maamturks Area S: Maumturks S 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,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Binn Mhairg Mountain (Ir. Binn Mhairg [TR], 'peak of woe') Galway County in Connacht Province, in Arderin Beg, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred Lists, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock

Height: 612.4m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L90245 52016
Place visited by 245 members. Recently by: Kaszmirek78, Oscar-mckinney, Carolyn105, Timmy.Mullen, Beti13, Krzysztof_K, therealcrow, bagoff, farmerjoe, Jimmy600leavey, Shox, ToughSoles, derekfanning, Blackstar, abeach
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Longitude: -9.654969, Latitude: 53.506864 , Easting: 90246, Northing: 252016 Prominence: 21.92m, Isolation: 0.5km
ITM: 490219 752038, GPS IDs, 6 char: BnMhrg, 10 char: Bin Mhairg
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top, (Bennabeola Quartzite Formation)

Has been called Slievenaroy. Binn Mhairg is the 263rd highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/252/

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Rocky northern ridge end, impressive cliffs to 3 .. by group (Show all for Binn Mhairg )

A well worthwhile but neglected scramble .. by IainT (Show all for Binn Mhairg )

Didn't bother with Binn Mhairg (I was in a group .. by csd (Show all for Binn Mhairg )

Nice little loop walk .. by fkaatje (Show all for Binn Mhairg )

Picture: Mhairg from the Col

aburden on Binn Mhairg, 2009

by aburden 8 Feb 2009

07/02/09 - The Coum between Binn Caoinigh/Mhairg and Binn idir da log SE . Mhairg is the rocky outcrop in shade right of centre. Pic also has Binn idir da log summit. 10Mb version available. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/252/comment/3567/

Seven years later, I finally made it down those l .. by csd (Show all for Binn Mhairg )

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		Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.)	British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence)
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