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Letterbreckaun NE Top Mountain Binn Bhriocáin (mullach thoir thuaidh) A name in Irish For origin of name, see Letterbreckaun / Binn Bhriocáin. Galway County in Connacht Province, in Arderin Beg, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred Lists, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock

Height: 603m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L86166 55442
Place visited by 247 members. Recently by: Jimmy600leavey, TipsyDempy, Blackstar, Padraigin, taramatthews, PiotrR, maoris, SeanPurcell, Prem, Carolineswalsh, NualaB, ToughSoles, Ansarlodge, Kaszmirek78, Barrington1978
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Longitude: -9.718274, Latitude: 53.536375 , Easting: 86166, Northing: 255442 Prominence: 28m,  Isolation: 0.6km
ITM: 486100 755421,   GPS IDs, 6 char: LtrbNE, 10 char: LtrbrcNETp
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top, (Bennabeola Quartzite Formation)

Binn Bhriocáin (mullach thoir thuaidh) is the 276th highest place in Ireland.
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COMMENTS for Letterbreckaun NE Top (Binn Bhriocáin (mullach thoir thuaidh)) 1 of 1  
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mneary34 on Letterbreckaun NE Top, 2005
by mneary34  6 Jan 2005
Heading for the gap at Maumturk/Holy Well from Binn Bhriocain (Letterbreckaun) the ideal route is to head for the col close to Binn Bhriocain-NE Top. From Binn Bhriocain-NE Top the ridge descends in a north/north westerly direction heading for the gap. Clear navigation and route finding particularly in misty conditions is required as there is steep ground in the vicinity and a lack of defined features on the ground. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/264/comment/1410/
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silver on Letterbreckaun NE Top, 2005
by silver  4 Apr 2005
View of Maumean ridge, Cnoc naHUilleann to right and Binn idir an Da Log. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/264/comment/1624/
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Picture: Th view towards Killary from near the summit of Binn Bhriocáin NE Top
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by csd  26 Sep 2010
I came to Binn Bhriocáin NE Top from the main summit itself. On the way you'll come across this little pond, with great views over towards Killary. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/264/comment/6112/
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Gowlaun - The Northern Turks
by aburden  28 Feb 2011
Binn Bhriocain NE top can be seen as the 'pointy' top to the right of the photo. As you descend from Letterbreckaun to the Holy Well you - should - pass several ( freshly re-stacked ) cairns that lead you onto grassy bog and onto the small cairn the walker shown is arriving at. From here, a bearing of circa. NNE will get you to the Well in time for the steep onward climb to Maumturkmore. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/264/comment/6254/
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