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Feature count in area: 34, all in Kerry,
OSI/LPS Maps: 63, 64, 70, 71, 72, 78, 79, 83, 84, 85
Highest Place: Beennaman 378m
Starting Places (77) in area Kerry Coastal Hill: Ardgroom, Ardgroom Stone Circle Carpark, Ballybrack Mid, Ballydavid, Ballyduff Grave Yard, Ballyferriter, Ballyoughteragh Cross, Béal Bán Carpark, Blasket Centre, Brandon Pilgrimage Trail, Brandon Point, Brandon Village, Cahersiveen, Carriganine, Cashelkeelty Stone Circles Carpark, Cat Dubh Hostel, Cloghane Community Centre, Cnoc na dTobar Pilgrims Path, Coad Cemetery, Coad Road End, Com an Chiste, Coomaglaslaw Outflow, Coomasaharn Lake, Coonanna Harbour, Cooncrome Harbour, Coosavuddig Quay Brandon Creek, Coumeenoole Bay, unuseableCúm an Easpaig, Derrynane Quay, Dooneen Pier, Doorah, Drung Hill Layby, Ducalla, Dún Chaoin E, Eask Tower Path, Faha Grotto, Farrannakilla School, Foilatallav, Glan Mountain, Gleensk Forest, Gleensk Viaduct, Glenbeigh Village, Glennahoo River, Gowlaun Lough, Hostel Cloghane Village, Kildurrihy, Killurly SW, Kilmore Lodge, Kimego Forest E, Knocknasullig, Laghtacallow, Lios Pole Church, Lisduff Rath, Lough Camclaun, Lough Caragh SW, Maumanorig, Minard Beach, Mount Eagle Lough, Old Lansdowne School, Old Town, Pedlars Lodge, Pilgrimage Trail Owenmore River, Puffin Island, Red Trout Lake, River Behy Road, River Drimminboy Track, Sauce Creek Walkway Dingle Way, Shronebirrane Farm, Shronebirrane Road, Slea Head Carpark, Smerwick, Strand St Dingle, Teerbrin, Tetrapod CP, Tiduff, Villa Nuovo, Waterville Promenade
Summits & other features in area Kerry Coastal Hill: Beenbane 79m, The Three Sisters Middle Top 140m, Bookeen 251m, Drom 101m, Dunmore Head 97.3m, An Ghráig 165.7m, Tooreen 218m, Ballynabloun 315m, Baslickane 110m, Beakeen 138m, The Three Sisters NE Top 153m, The Three Sisters SW Top 134m, Beennaman 378m, Carrigower 145m, Lamb's Head Hill 95m, Clogher Head 116.4m, Cloonee 61m, Ballymore Hill 128m, Glan Mountain 91m, Knockstooka 296m, Bolus SW Top 284m, Sea Hill 224m, Doulus Head 145m, Drung Hill 175m, Hillville 135m, Kilfenora Hill 56m, Killelan Mountain East Top 267m, Kilpaddoge Hill 58m, Knockatinna 206m, Knockboy 159m, Nedanone 98m, Ross-Behy East 274m, Slievagh 207m, Stookaniller 261m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not
islands as such.
Bookeen, 251mCoastal Hill An Buaicín A name in Irish,
Place Rating ..
Ir. An Buaicín [logainm.ie], 'the pointed peak', Kerry County in Munster province, in no lists Grid Reference Q51600 17000,
OS 1:50k mapsheet 70 Place visited by: 21members, recently by: maryblewitt, maoris, chelman7, Carolyn105, abcd, Fergalh, John.geary, Lauranna, Liamob, conorjob, thomas_g, mh400nt, InTheFade, gerrym, liz50
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Notes on name: This peak is situated in the townland of Murorgán / Murirrigane.
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Boken, 10 char: Bookeen Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/5109/
Gallery for Bookeen (An Buaicín) and surrounds
Summary
for Bookeen (An Buaicín):
Mighty views
Summary created by aidand
13 Dec, 2019
Park at Brandon Point, cross the stile and head up hill. Pass by the an old coast-watchers hut and continue uphill to the summit. Wonderful views out over the sea. Very popular with bird-watchers. Dolphins are often seen in this area.
Park at Bran Pt (Q526 172) Brandon Point and follow track uphill min a westerly direction. Past the watchtower the summit comes into view. Shortly afterwards a very obvious track off the trail leads you to the summit marked with a huge cairn with great views as far as Clare Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/5109/comment/23633/
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