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Brandon Group Area   S: Brandon Ridge South Subarea
Place count in area: 15, OSI/LPS Maps: 70, EW-DC, EW-DW 
Highest place:
Brandon, 951.7m
Maximum height for area: 951.7 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 934 metres,

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Gearhane Mountain An Géarán A name in Irish (Ir. An Géarán [OSI], 'the fang') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin Beg, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred Lists, Rhythmically bedded sandstone Bedrock

Height: 803.0m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70 Grid Reference: Q46825 08791
Place visited by 269 members. Recently by: Moses, eiremoss34, Seamy13, Barrington1978, Liamob, conorjob, Haulie, Beti13, Clairo36, John.geary, mdehantschutter, a3642278, mh400nt, nickywood, Sleibhte21
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Longitude: -10.241621, Latitude: 52.210057 , Easting: 46825, Northing: 108791 Prominence: 25.9m,  Isolation: 0.8km
ITM: 446808 608845,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Grhn, 10 char: Gearhane
Bedrock type: Rhythmically bedded sandstone, (Ballymore Sandstone Formation)

The name refers to the peak's pointed profile when seen from the S. Note its relationship with its higher neighbour, Brandon Peak, which is Barr an Ghéaráin, 'top of the fang' in Irish.   An Géarán is the 39th highest place in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Gearhane (<i>An Géarán</i>) in area Brandon Group, Ireland
Picture: May the force be with Kerry
 
Kerry scenery to be a big star in Star Wars
by Colin Murphy  16 May 2016
I met a local gentleman called Dan O'Sullivan from the Dingle walkers club near the summit of Gearhane and he pointed out the white line up a distant hillside, which was the artificial road built to facilitate the crew filming Star Wars. I can only imagine what the crew thought of their surroundings, but certainly on the day I was there the scenery was truly epic and worthy of any Hollywood blockbuster. There was a heat haze but you might still make out the white road at the centre of the picture just to the left of the Three Sisters. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/37/comment/18530/
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Best done as a conclusion to the Brandon circuit. .. by milo   (Show all for Gearhane (An Géarán))
 
A summer day during lockdown in Dingle .. by liz50   (Show all for Gearhane (An Géarán))
 
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