Brandon South Top 790m mountain, Brandon Group S: Brandon Ridge South Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Brandon 951.7m, Brandon North Top 895.4m, Brandon Far North Top 840.1m, Brandon Peak 840m, Benagh 822m, Faha Ridge 809m, Gearhane 803m, Brandon South Top 790m, Pierasmore 745.7m, Beennaman 378m,

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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,

Places in area Brandon Group:
Cen: Faha Ridge:

Benagh 822m

Faha Ridge 809m
N: Brandon Point:

Faill an tSáis 430.7m
N: Brandon Ridge North:

Brandon Far North Top 840.1m

Brandon North Top 895.4m

Masatiompan 761.9m

Pierasmore North Top 700m

Pierasmore 745.7m
S: Ballysitteragh:

An Bhinn Dubh 479.2m

Ballysitteragh 623m

Beennabrack 608.5m
S: Brandon Ridge South:

Gearhane 803m

Brandon Peak 840m

Brandon 951.7m

Brandon South Top 790m

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

Brandon South Top Mountain Faill na nDeamhan A name in Irish (Ir. Faill na nDeamhan [TCCD], 'cliff of the demons') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin Beg, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred Lists, Rhythmically bedded sandstone Bedrock

Height: 790m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70 Grid Reference: Q46836 10704
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Longitude: -10.242326, Latitude: 52.227238 , Easting: 46836, Northing: 110704 Prominence: 25m, Isolation: 1.2km
ITM: 446819 610757, GPS IDs, 6 char: BrndSt, 10 char: BrndnSthTp
Bedrock type: Rhythmically bedded sandstone, (Ballymore Sandstone Formation)

Máire MacNeill comments on the place-names around Brandon as follows: From An Seabhac's compendium of the place-names of the district we learn that several places on the mountain have names suggestive of myths which recur at other Lughnasa sites, e.g. Macha an Mhíl (the Beast's Pasture), Faill na nDeamhan (the Demons' Cliff), Com na Caillighe (the Hag's Recess), Loch na Mná (the Woman's Lake), Cnoc an Tairbh (the Bull's Hill), etc. [MacNeill, The festival of Lughnasa, 105] Faill na nDeamhan on Brandon is paralled by Log na nDeamhan (Lugnademon) on Croagh Patrick. Faill na nDeamhan is the 53rd highest place in Ireland.
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Waypoint on the Main Brandon Ridge .. by group (Show all for Brandon South Top (Faill na nDeamhan))

Lough Nalacken as seen from Brandon Mtn South Top .. by jackill (Show all for Brandon South Top (Faill na nDeamhan))

Steep approach from south .. by Colin Murphy (Show all for Brandon South Top (Faill na nDeamhan))

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Picture: Formidable north east face of Brandon South Top

A worthy subsidiary

by Bunsen7 21 Apr 2022

The uninitiated can be forgiven for mistaking the south top for the main top on the initial approach to Brandon from Faha Grotto along the pilgrim path. As the path snakes around the Faha ridge, the south top is on the walker's left as they approach the head of the coum from where the "eisc" ferries the walker to the ridge line.

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BrandonMountain South Top in the foreground on th .. by jackill (Show all for Brandon South Top (Faill na nDeamhan))

Notch on the Brandon Ridge .. by Onzy (Show all for Brandon South Top (Faill na nDeamhan))

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