Benbulbin 526m mountain, Dartry Mountains NW: Benbulbin Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Dartry Mountains Area NW: Benbulbin Subarea

Place count in area: 31, OSI/LPS Maps: 16, 17, 25, 26
Highest place:

Truskmore, 647m
Maximum height for area: 647 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 560 metres,

Places in area Dartry Mountains:
N: Truskmore:

Gortnagarn 445m

Tievebaun 611m

Truskmore 647m

Truskmore SE Cairn 631m
NE: Arroo Keeloges:

Keeloges 452m
NW: Benbulbin:

Annacoona Top 597m

Benbulbin 526m

Benwiskin 514m

Benwiskin South Top 508m

Kings Mountain 462m
SE: Manorhamilton Hills:

Ballaghnabehy Top 413m

Benbo 415m

Dough Mountain 462m

Lackagh Mountain 449m

Larkfield 305m

Naweeloge Top 441m

Thur Mountain 442m
SW: Castlegal Hills:

Copes Mountain 452m

Crockauns 463m

Hangmans Hill 400m

Keelogyboy Mountain 438m

Keelogyboy Mountain Far East Top 418m

Keelogyboy Mountain NE Top 435m

Keelogyboy Mountain SW Top 417m

Leean Mountain 417m

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

Benbulbin Mountain Binn Ghulbain A name in Irish, also Benbulben an extra name in English (Ir. Binn Ghulbain [GE], 'Gulban’s peak' or 'jaw-shaped peak') Sligo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin List, Dark fine-grained cherty limestone Bedrock

Height: 526m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 16 Grid Reference: G69226 46352
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Longitude: -8.474211, Latitude: 54.364892 , Easting: 169226, Northing: 346352 Prominence: 61m, Isolation: 1.2km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 569181 846352, GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnblbn, 10 char: Benbulbin
Bedrock type: Dark fine-grained cherty limestone, (Dartry Limestone Formation)

Benbulbin, with its limestone escarpment resembling the prow of a ship, is one of the most recognisable Irish mountains. It is also steeped in legend. It takes its name from Conall Gulban, son of Niall of the Nine hostages, who was fostered here. Fionn Mac Cumhaill finds his son Oisín naked under a rowan tree on Benbulben, having not seen him for seven years. It is also the spot where Diarmuid Ó Duibhne is finally killed by a boar, after he and Gráinne have been pursued for many years throughout Ireland by Fionn. Sometimes spelt Benbulben. Benbulbin is the 488th highest place in Ireland. Benbulbin is the most westerly summit in the Dartry Mountains area.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/402/

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Access Road blocked - Lukes Bridge .. by NeverAgain1985 (Show all for Benbulbin (Binn Ghulbain))

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Benbulbin (<i>Binn Ghulbain</i>) in area Dartry Mountains, Ireland

Picture: At the northern edge looking towards Benwiskin

If Its Good Enough For Yeats...

by Aidy 17 Aug 2015

Approached from the newly included Benbulbin South-East Top starting out at point B on the map. From that summit, it was an easy stroll to the top. There were great views all along the broad ridge, and new ones from the top over Donegal Bay to the north. It is worth continuing past the trig to the top of the cliffs to the north to carefully peer over the edge at the land far below - a vertigo inducing sight. This is one of those iconic mountains figuring large in history and legends, which it feels special to stand on. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/402/comment/18253/

How to get there? 2 .. by mati (Show all for Benbulbin (Binn Ghulbain))

sunny but windy and lots of looovely views. .. by mati (Show all for Benbulbin (Binn Ghulbain))

How to get there? 1 .. by mati (Show all for Benbulbin (Binn Ghulbain))

Just moved to sligo this summer and have been adm .. by joemurray110277 (Show all for Benbulbin (Binn Ghulbain))

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		Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.)	British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence)
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