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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,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
BengleniskyMountainBinn Ghleann Uisce A name in Irish(Ir. Binn Ghleann Uisce [OSI], 'peak of the glen of water')GalwayCounty in Connacht Province, in Arderin List, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock
Height:516mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37Grid Reference: L76616 50065 Place visited by 193 members. Recently by: TommyMc, shnackbox, elizauna, chelman7, PrzemekPanczyk, annem, peter1, Tomaquinas, flynnke, finbarr65, cactustravelfan, upper, magnumpig, No1Grumbler, Roswayman I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
Gleann Uisce, 'the glen of water', is on the SE side of this peak. On the NW side, in the townland of Barr na nÓrán, this hill is known as Binn Dubh or Cnoc Dubh. The distinctive green Connemara marble is worked in a quarry in Barr na nÓrán. The quarry was started by Thomas Martin in the 1820s [TR]. Walks: for a route to the summit, see Paddy Dillon, Connemara, 146-50.
Benglenisky is the 520th highest place in Ireland. Benglenisky is the second most southerly summit in the Twelve Bens area. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/420/
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