Bencorrbeg, Binn an Choire Bhig, Binn Charrach 577m mountain, Twelve Bens SE: Glencoaghan Loop Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Twelve Bens Area SE: Glencoaghan Loop 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.

Bencorrbeg Mountain Binn an Choire Bhig A name in Irish, also Binn Charrach an extra EastWest name in Irish (Ir. Binn an Choire Bhig [logainm.ie], 'peak of the little corrie') Galway County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Irish Best Hundred Lists, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock

Height: 577m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L81650 53297
Place visited by 185 members. Recently by: patman1974, srr45, farmerjoe1, abbiew1001, maoris, Prem, Carolineswalsh, Kaszmirek78, Carolyn105, Kirsty, farmerjoe, Chopper, maitiuocoimin, Ansarlodge, abeach
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Longitude: -9.784938, Latitude: 53.516483 , Easting: 81650, Northing: 253297 Prominence: 42m, Isolation: 0.6km
ITM: 481626 753316, GPS IDs, 6 char: Bncrbg, 10 char: Bencorrbeg
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top, (Bennabeola Quartzite Formation)

The Carrot Ridge (Meacan Buí) is an obvious nose of rock rising from Gleninagh towards Bencorrbeg. It is graded diff. and is 275m long. Tim Robinson's remark that the English name is a mistranslation is, uncharacteristically, off the mark. In fact it is a climber's name rather than a local name. It was named the Carrot Ridge by Joss Lynam and Liam Ó Réagain who believed they were completing the first ascent in the 1949. (In fact, they later learned that some Cambridge students had already climbed it in 1933.) Joss asked Liam what the Irish for carrot was, and Liam replied meacan buí. This is a perfectly good translation for the Eng. word 'carrot' and is listed in Dinneen's Dictionary. Binn an Choire Bhig is the 347th highest place in Ireland. Binn an Choire Bhig is the most easterly summit in the Twelve Bens area.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/316/

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Went up Bencorrbeg on a fine July day, as the fir .. by smcbr (Show all for Bencorrbeg (Binn an Choire Bhig))

Should thhis mountain not be called by its correc .. by conorob (Show all for Bencorrbeg (Binn an Choire Bhig))

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aburden on Bencorrbeg, 2009

by aburden 3 Feb 2009

2nd Feb 2009
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