Beenbo 476.7m hill, Central Dingle W: Ballyduff Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Slievanea NE Top 670.7m, An Cnapán Mór 649m, Cnoc na Bánóige 641.6m, Coombane 610m, Knockmulanane 593.2m, Beenatoor 592m, Knockmulanane West Top 563.5m, Slievenagower 485.8m, Beenbo 476.7m, Slievenalecka 458.4m,

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Central Dingle Area W: Ballyduff Subarea

Place count in area: 25, OSI/LPS Maps: 70, 71, 78, EW-DC, EW-DE, EW-DW
Highest place:

Beenoskee, 826m
Maximum height for area: 826 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 491 metres,

Places in area Central Dingle:
Cen: Annascaul Lake West:

Cnoc na Bánóige 641.6m

Cnoc na Bánóige North Top 447.6m

Knockmulanane 593.2m

Knockmulanane West Top 563.5m
Cen: Dromavally:

Cummeen 477m

Dromavally Mountain 552m

Knocknakilton 423m
N: Annascaul Lake North:

Coombane 610m

Beenatoor 592m

Beenoskee 826m

Stradbally Mountain 798m
N: Carrigdav:

Carrigadav 240m
N: Fermoyle:

Farrandalouge 144m
S: Annascaul:

Beenmore 252m

Brickany 374m

Knockafeehane 301m

Knocknanacree 286m
W: Ballyduff:

Slievenalecka 458.4m

Beenbo 476.7m

Slievenagower 485.8m
W: Slieveanea:

Slievanea NE Top 670.7m

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

Beenbo Hill Gob an Iolair A name in Irish (Ir. Gob an Iolair [OSI], 'beak of the eagle') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Carn List, Cross-bedded sandstone Bedrock

Height: 476.7m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70 Grid Reference: Q54541 07456
Place visited by 53 members. Recently by: Moses, John.geary, mh400nt, JohnAshton, jackos, Fergalh, peter1, marcel, mountainmike, Ulsterpooka, eamonoc, thomas_g, dodser, liz50, millsd1
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Longitude: -10.12825, Latitude: 52.200166 , Easting: 54541, Northing: 107457 Prominence: 48.13m, Isolation: 0.6km
ITM: 454523 607511, GPS IDs, 6 char: Beenbo, 10 char: Beenbo
Bedrock type: Cross-bedded sandstone, (Coumeenoole Sandstone Formation)

Since Beenbo is clearly a separate name (probably from Ir. Binn Bó, 'peak of the cow'), it seems likely that it is the true name of the summit, while Gob an Iolair applies originally to the sharp point just N of the summit. Gob an Iolair is the 644th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/535/

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Northern summit of a wild Dingle plateau. .. by group (Show all for Beenbo (Gob an Iolair))

See Slievenagower for previous section of walk I .. by three5four0 (Show all for Beenbo (Gob an Iolair))

Potential Access Issue .. by ciarraioch (Show all for Beenbo (Gob an Iolair))

Great views of Glennahoo Valley .. by Colin Murphy (Show all for Beenbo (Gob an Iolair))

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Beenbo (<i>Gob an Iolair</i>) in area Central Dingle, Ireland

Picture: Beenbo (left) & Beenatoor (right) from the south

Overlooks a fabulous Glen to the east

by Bunsen7 21 Apr 2022

Just a picture taken from the south east (point 383) which shows Beenbo as the left top of Glenahoo valley. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/535/comment/23490/

Glaciated valley to east .. by Bunsen7 (Show all for Beenbo (Gob an Iolair))

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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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