Benchoona, Binn Chuanna 581m mountain, Twelve Bens N: Doughruagh Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Garraun 598m, Benchoona East Top 585m, Benchoona 581m, Garraun South Top 557m, Altnagaighera 549m, Doughruagh 526m, Doughruagh South Top 525m, Foher 223m, Illaunmore (1) 12m,

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Twelve Bens Area N: Doughruagh Subarea

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,

Places in area Twelve Bens:
Cen: Lough Auna Hills:

Cregg 297m

Townaloughra East Top 216m
Cen: Polladirk:

Bencullagh 632m

Maumonght SW Top 454m

Diamond Hill 442m

Knockbrack 442m

Maumonght 602m
E: Glencorbet:

Muckanaght 654m
N: Doughruagh:

Altnagaighera 549m

Benchoona 581m

Benchoona East Top 585m

Currywongaun 273m

Doughruagh 526m

Doughruagh South Top 525m

Garraun 598m

Garraun South Top 557m

Letterettrin 333m
SE: Glencoaghan Loop:

Bencorr North Top 690m

Bencorrbeg 577m

Binn an tSaighdiúra 653m

Benbreen 691m

Benbreen Central Top 680m

Benbreen North Top 674m

Derryclare 677m

Bengower 664m

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

Benchoona Mountain Binn Chuanna A name in Irish (Ir. Binn Chuanna [OSI], possibly 'peak of Cuanna') Galway County in Connacht Province, in Arderin List, Greywacke sandstone, siltstone, mudstone Bedrock

Height: 581m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L76253 61704
Place visited by 182 members. Recently by: Tuigamala, Kaszmirek78, Krzysztof_K, farmerjoe1, DSutherland, abbiew1001, TommyMc, BarnabyNutt, srr45, Carolineswalsh, jimmel567, Wilderness, ahogan, elizauna, annem
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Longitude: -9.870483, Latitude: 53.591007 , Easting: 76253, Northing: 261704 Prominence: 36m, Isolation: 0.5km
ITM: 476171 761753, GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnchn, 10 char: Benchoona
Bedrock type: Greywacke sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, (Lettergesh Formation)

Cuanna is probably a personal name. A townland nearby is named Tooreenacoona (Tuairín Uí Chuanna, 'O'Cooney's green') [TR]. Around noon, I reached the summit: a rough broken tableland of flat rocks, perhaps a quarter of an acre in area, and planed smooth by the old ice. There was a single small cairn, and on its top sat a horned sheep's skull. I picked up the skull, and as I did so water streamed from its ragged nose-holes in sudden liquid tusks, and ran on to my hand and up my sleeve. I put it back on the cairn top, having turned it so that it faced eastward and inland, looking over miles of empty land glinting with lakes, on which thousands of wild geese over-wintered each year. The sun came out, breaking fitfully through the clouds and warming my hands and face. Seawards, I looked across the intricate tasselwork of inlet and peninsula. Close at hand, sheets of mica scattered the sunshine, so that even the dry rocks shone in the light (Robert MacFarlane, The Wild Places, Granta, 2007). Walks: for a route from the NE, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 40-41. Benchoona is the 336th highest place in Ireland. Benchoona is the second most northerly summit in the Twelve Bens area.
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Superb 500er .. by srr45 (Show all for Benchoona (Binn Chuanna))

I parked at northern end of Lough Fee ,at start o .. by gerrym (Show all for Benchoona (Binn Chuanna))

Benchoona seen from Little Killary. .. by pdtempan (Show all for Benchoona (Binn Chuanna))

Spring Walk .. by maurice12 (Show all for Benchoona (Binn Chuanna))

weedavie on Benchoona, 2003

by weedavie 3 Jul 2003

We climbed this along with Garraun from Loch Muck in a dry spell last October so there wasn't the bog experience the summit plateau clearly offers under normal conditions. We descended from the west cairn to the west end of Loch Muck. It was steep, gravelly, wet and with greasy slabs. Not particularly difficult but not one I'd repeat. The slope looked better from the east cairn but you'd have to find a suitable break in the upper crags. Views were excellent. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/310/comment/577/

Great summit on a good day! .. by Colin Murphy (Show all for Benchoona (Binn Chuanna))

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