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Partry & Joyce Area   SW: Bunnacunneen Subarea
Place count in area: 27, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 38, CBE, EW-CON, MSW 
Highest place:
Maumtrasna, 682m
Maximum height for area: 682 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 607 metres,

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Ben Beg Mountain An Binn Bheag A name in Irish Ir. An Binn Bheag [logainm.ie], 'little peak’ Galway County in Connacht Province, in Arderin List, Purple sandstones, basal breccia Bedrock

Height: 560m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 38 Grid Reference: L95093 57894
Place visited by 109 members. Recently by: srr45, mehiking, Arcticaurora, farmerjoe1, Krzysztof_K, Oscar-mckinney, Jai-mckinney, Carolineswalsh, Carolyn105, dodser, Kaszmirek78, Geo, DNicholson, farmerjoe, Niamhq
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Longitude: -9.583911, Latitude: 53.56064 , Easting: 95093, Northing: 257894 Prominence: 135m,  Isolation: 1.2km
ITM: 495066 757914,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BnBg, 10 char: Ben Beg
Bedrock type: Purple sandstones, basal breccia, (Lough Mask Formation)

An Binn Bheag is the 395th highest place in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ben Beg (<i>An Binn Bheag</i>) in area Partry & Joyce, Ireland
Picture: Pillow lavas in the foreground
 
Went up from Finny today
by jkforde  29 Jul 2017
Went up today from Finny side and just to share some pics... and the pillow lavas at L983586 starE are worth the walk... here's the geological context again... http://www.gsi.ie/Education/Sites+Walks+Field+Trips/Walk+1+Volcano.html Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/342/comment/19616/
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