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MacGillycuddy's Reeks Area , SW: Bridia Subarea
Feature count in area: 29, all in Kerry, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, EW-KNP, EW-R
Highest Place: Carrauntoohil 1038.6m

Starting Places (19) in area MacGillycuddy's Reeks:
Ballaghbeama Gap, Bridia Valley End, Cronins Yard, Gap of Dunloe Head of, Gap of Dunloe Kate K, Glashaknockbrassel Stream, Glasheenoultagh Stream, Hydro Road CP, Knocknsallagh Bridge, Lisleibane Trail Head, Lough Acoose North, Lough Acoose West, Lough Cappanlea OEC, Lough Caragh SW, Lough Fada N, Lough Reagh N, Maghanlawaun Bridia Valley, Shamrock Farmhouse B&B, Tomies Lough Leane NW

Summits & other features in area MacGillycuddy's Reeks:
Cen: Reeks West: Beenkeragh 1008.2m, Caher 1000m, Caher West Top 973.4m, Carrauntoohil 1038.6m, Cnoc Íochtair 746.3m, Hag's Tooth 662m, Knockbrinnea East Top 845.4m, Knockbrinnea West Top 852.2m, The Bones Peak 956.5m, Skregmore 847.7m, Stumpa Bharr na hAbhann 852.1m
E: Cnoc an Bhráca: Cnoc an Bhráca 728m, Cnoc na dTarbh 655m, Strickeen 440m
N: Reeks North: Knockbrack 425m, Knocknabrone Hill 353m, Skregbeg 573m
NW:Gortnagan: Gortnagan Beg 298m
SE: Reeks East: Brassel Mountain 575m, Cnoc an Chuillinn 954.6m, Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top 922.9m, Knocknapeasta 985.1m, Cnoc na Toinne 844.1m, Cruach Mhór 930.8m, Maolán Buí 968.9m, The Big Gun 939.9m
SW: Bridia: Beann Bhán 459.5m, Beendarrig 449.7m, Beann Dubh 450.5m

Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Beann Bhán, 459.5m Hill
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, Binn Bhán, Kerry County in Munster province, in Carn Lists, Beann Bhán is the 701st highest place in Ireland.
Grid Reference V75640 82855, OS 1:50k mapsheet 78
Place visited by: 27 members, recently by: Colin Murphy, madfrankie, annem, Grumbler, eamonoc, simon3, liz50, Wilderness, Fergalh, daitho9, conormcbandon, chelman7, Wildrover, shaunkelly, markmjcampion
I visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member for this.)
Longitude: -9.810862, Latitude: 51.984352, Easting: 75640, Northing: 82856, Prominence: 96m,  Isolation: 0.7km
ITM: 475617 582915
Bedrock type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)

  Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: BnBhán, 10 char: Beann Bhán

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/577/
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Summary for Beann Bhán : Heathery summit on broad ridge overlooking Lough Acoose.
Summary created by simon3 17 Jan, 2022
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Picture: View from the south.
To the north: It is possible to start from around Glasheen (V76112 83996), which is on a road going past Lough Acoose.
From the south, start at around A (V77919 81491) in the Bridia Valley using the Kerry Way via Beendarrig to gain higher ground.
Expect heathery rough ground on all sides.
The views here are much the same as with nearby Beann Dubh with which it will usually be walked.
Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/577/comment/5336/
Member Comments for Beann Bhán

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Picture: Beann Bhan and Beann Dubh (to RHS) above Lough Acoose
The White Peak
by ciarraioch 11 Nov 2014
Beann Bhan is best taken in along with its colorful neighbours the Binn Dearg (Red Peak) and Beann Dubh (Black Peak) on excursion from Kerry Way from the top of the Bridia path.. Nice views in all directions. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/577/comment/17741/
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Passage tomb?
by Colin Murphy 21 May 2024
Descending Beann Bhán in Kerry recently, came across this structure, which appears (to my untrained eye) be a megalithic tomb, although it isn't marked on any map I could find. Perhaps it's of more recent origin, but perhaps a member might be able to shed some light on it. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/577/comment/24215/
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