Cookies. This website uses cookies, which are small text files that the website puts on your device to facilitate operation. Cookies help us provide a better service to you. They are used to track general user traffic information and to help the website function properly.

Click to hide this notice for 30 days.
Welcome to MountainViews
If you want to use the website often please enrol (quick and free) at top right.
Overview
Detail
Zoom: ??
For more map options click on any overview map area or any detail map feature.
Find Suggested Walks
Find hill, mountain, island, coastal feature.
Videos

Recent Contributions
Get Notifications

Rinavore: Extensive Fencing

Lake Como: Como Greenway from Cadenabbia to Lenno

Knocknagussy: Mind the Gully

Lago Maggiore: Stresa to Belgirate

A circuit of Leenaun Hill.

Lateeve: Forest tamed

Garraun: Flat and Featureless Summit

Steep ascent, stunning views

Ben Gorm: Flattish Summit - high point of an exciting and rugged range.

Long trail to rewarding tops.

Silvermines Hydro Project

Rutland Island: Interesting history on small island

Conditions and Info
Use of MountainViews is governed by conditions and a privacy policy.
Read general information about the site.
Opinions in material here are not necessarily endorsed by MountainViews.
Hillwalking is a risk sport. Information in comments, walks, shared GPS tracks or about starting places may not be accurate for example as regards safety or access permission. You are responsible for your safety and your permission to walk.
See the credits and list definitions.
Video display
Breifne Area   W: Benbrack Subarea
Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 26, 27, 27A 
Highest place:
Cuilcagh, 666m
Maximum height for area: 666 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 570 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Rating graphic.
Benbrack Mountain An Bhinn Bhreac A name in Irish (Ir. An Bhinn Bhreac [logainm.ie], 'the speckled peak') Cavan County in Ulster Province, in Arderin List, Cyclothemic sandstone, siltstone, coal Bedrock

Height: 502m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 26&27A Grid Reference: H10117 21600
Place visited by 78 members. Recently by: NomisAstro, bowler, ToughSoles, markwallace, Carolineswalsh, Carolyn105, MickM45, trostanite, John.geary, AlanReid, srr45, Leonas_Escapades, annem, abeach, Grumbler
I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)

Longitude: -7.845966, Latitude: 54.143373 , Easting: 210117, Northing: 321600 Prominence: 147m,  Isolation: 2.2km
ITM: 610064 821606,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnb502, 10 char: Benbrac502
Bedrock type: Cyclothemic sandstone, siltstone, coal, (Lackagh Sandstone Formation)

A large group of rocks on the east side of Bellavally Gap are known as the Black Rocks or Maguire's Chair. This was the site of an assembly on 'Donagh Sunday', the last Sunday in July (MacNeill, 175-77). According to Dalton, the name has led to an erroneous belief that this was the inauguration site of the Maguires, and this is confirmed by MacNeill.   Benbrack is the 568th highest place in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/450/
COMMENTS for Benbrack (An Bhinn Bhreac) 1 2 Next page >>  
Follow this place's comments
Straightforward, and you get a bonus top on the w .. by group   (Show all for Benbrack (An Bhinn Bhreac))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Benbrack (<i>An Bhinn Bhreac</i>) in area Breifne, Ireland
 
Enormous landslide at summit - Avoid
by TommyMc  22 Jul 2021
The Anglo Celt newspaper has reported an "enormous" landslide earlier this month on the summit plateau of Benbrack. There are said to be deep crevices on either side of the affected area and the ground is described as "very unstable" and should be avoided. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/450/comment/23216/
Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average
 
A relatively pleasant walk on the unloved but not .. by Absalon   (Show all for Benbrack (An Bhinn Bhreac))
 
Nice pleasant climb, although the weather was ver .. by Jaak   (Show all for Benbrack (An Bhinn Bhreac))
 
Keep out ? .. by marymac   (Show all for Benbrack (An Bhinn Bhreac))
 
I approached Benbrack from the southwest, on the .. by csd   (Show all for Benbrack (An Bhinn Bhreac))
 
COMMENTS for Benbrack (An Bhinn Bhreac) 1 2 Next page >>
(End of comment section for Benbrack (An Bhinn Bhreac).)

Main mapping:
Open Street Map
(Main supplier OpenTopoMap)
Height layer: © MapTiler
MapTiler Logo
British summit data courtesy:
Database of British & Irish Hills
(Creative Commons Licence)
MountainViews.ie, a Hill-walking Website for the island of Ireland. 2500 Summiteers, 1480 Contributors, maintainer of lists such as: Arderins, Vandeleur-Lynams, Highest Hundred, County Highpoints etc