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Sperrin Mountains Area   NE: Glenshane North Subarea
Place count in area: 64, OSI/LPS Maps: 12, 13, 6, 7, 8 
Highest place:
Sawel, 678m
Maximum height for area: 678 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 657 metres,

Places in area Sperrin Mountains:
E: Magherafelt Hills:   Slieve Gallion NE Top 493.6m
E: Magherafelt Hills:   Slieve Gallion 526.6m
N: Claudy Hills:   Crockdooish 321mCurradrolan Hill 270mEglish 277mLetterlogher 249mMullaghmeash Hill 244mSlieveboy 259mStraid Hill 303m
NE Cen: Glenelly North East:   Barnes Top 456mCraigagh Hill 460mCrockbrack 526.1mKnockanbane Mountain 441mMeenard Mountain 620mMeenard Mtn W Top 480mMullaghaneany 627mMullaghash 480mMullaghsallagh 485mOughtmore 569mSpelhoagh 568m
NE: Glenshane North:   Benbradagh 465mBoviel Top 454mCarn Hill 448mCarntogher 464mMoneyoran Hill 414m
NE: Glenshane South:   Bohilbreaga 478mCoolnasillagh Mountain 423mCorick Mountain 430mCrockalougha 407mMullaghmore 550mWhite Mountain 537m
NW Cen: Glenelly North West:   Dart Mountain 619mDart Mountain North-West Top 525mLearmount Mountain 489mLearmount Mountain South Top 492mMullaghasturrakeen 581mMullaghcarbatagh 517mMullaghclogha 635mMullaghclogher 572mMullaghdoo 568mSawel 678m
NW: Maheramason Hills:   Clondermot Hill 220mGortmonly Hill 218mSlievekirk 370m
SE Cen: Glenelly South East:   Carnanelly 562mCarnanelly West Top 503.4mMullaghbane 467mMullaghturk 416m
SE: Cookstown Hills:   Cregganconroe 300mFir Mountain 362mOughtmore 382m
SW Cen: Glenelly South West:   Clogherny Top 408mCraignamaddy 385mCrocknamoghil 335mMullaghbolig 442mSpaltindoagh 420m
SW: Mullaghcarn:   Curraghchosaly Mountain 416mMullaghcarn 542mMullaghcarn South Top 525m
SW: Newtownstewart Hills:   Bessy Bell 420mMullaghcroy 242m
W: Strabane:   Balix Hill 403mKnockavoe 296mOwenreagh Hill 400m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Benbradagh Hill An Bhinn Bhradach A name in Irish (Ir. An Bhinn Bhradach [DUPN], 'the treacherous/dangerous peak') Derry County in NI and in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Olivine basalt lava Bedrock

Height: 465m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 8 Grid Reference: C72202 11342
Place visited by 69 members. Recently by: Tricia-Mulligan, madfrankie, Colin Murphy, Claybird007, Paddym99, Sperrinwalker, garybuz, pdtempan, Portosport, Kilcoobin, mullanger, mallymcd, pmeldrum, wicklore, eamonoc
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Longitude: -6.873998, Latitude: 54.944456 , Easting: 272202, Northing: 411342 Prominence: 171m,  Isolation: 2.6km
ITM: 672142 911332,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnbrdg, 10 char: Benbradagh
Bedrock type: Olivine basalt lava, (Upper Basalt Formation)

Formerly known as Gealbhinn [DUPN], 'bright peak'   Benbradagh is the 678th highest place in Ireland. Benbradagh is the second most northerly summit in the Sperrin Mountains area.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/565/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Benbradagh (<i>An Bhinn Bhradach</i>) in area Sperrin Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Dungiven and pastoral countryside under the Sperrins
 
A Pleasant, Easy Walk
by Aidy  13 May 2015
I had a little bit of spare time today, and thought by taking the Curragh Road from Dungiven to gain as much height as possible by car, I might be able to squeeze in Benbradagh, Boviel Top and Carn Hill. As it turned out, I ran out of time before I could get to Carn Hill, but managed the other two. First was Benbradagh, starting from the high point on the road, where there was a large parking area. It was a short walk from there to the summit, over ground that was easy to walk on - initially on an access track for a small mast, then on level ground, with short grass, and most of the height had already been gained. Benbradagh had cut a fine figure from below, and provided great views from the top too. Particularly impressive were the views north over Donald's Hill to Binevenagh, northwest across the Roe Valley and Lough Foyle to Inishowen, southwest over Dungiven to the Sperrins, and south east to Boviel Top's steep southern slope. Its a nice guilty pleasure to cheat occasionally! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/565/comment/17984/
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