Beann Dubh, Binn Dubh 450.5m hill, MacGillycuddy's Reeks SW: Bridia Ireland at MountainViews.ie

Longitude: -9.821628, Latitude: 51.984553 , Easting: 74901, Northing: 82897 Prominence: 27m, Isolation: 0.7km
ITM: 474878 582956, GPS IDs, 6 char: BnD451, 10 char: Beann Dubh
Bedrock type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)

Beann Dubh is the 734th highest place in Ireland. Beann Dubh is the second most westerly summit in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks area.
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Picture: View from the east.

Summit on heathery ridge overlooking Lough Acoose.

Short Summary created by simon3 17 Jan 2022

To the north: It is possible to start from around V76112 83996 star

A, which is on a road going past Lough Acoose.
From the south, start at around V77919 81491 star

B in the Bridia Valley using the Kerry Way via Beendarrig to gain higher ground.
Expect heathery rough ground on all sides.
Usually this summit will be done with Beann Bhán and possibly Beendarrig. The summit is on a ridge with good views in every direction. Lough Acoose is visible to the north and Cloon Lough to the SW.
One member has remarked on the presence of bulls in the area. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/613/comment/5372/

ahendroff on Beann Dubh, 2009

by ahendroff 21 Mar 2009

Started from V761840 star

C, cross the bridge, then across fields, later to ascend the spur starting at approx. V750836 star

D to the left of the fence. At about 370m, I crossed the fence to the right, as the terrain is slightly easier. However, rounding a grassy knoll, a glare of sunshine hit me, I looked up - lo and behold - sat a bull! I drifted back toward the fence as the bull got up to descend the knoll. Then in front of me was another grassy knoll, and behind it stood ... another bull! I just about made it over the fence as the bulls strode toward me. So word of advice: anyone climbing this hill may want to walk left of the fence even if the terrain is slightly rougher ... Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/613/comment/3660/

Picture: Lough Acoose from Beann Dubh

The Black Peak

by ciarraioch 11 Nov 2014

We knocked off the three neighboring hills from the top of the Bridia path on the Kerry Way. Allow about an hour and a half one-way from this point across Beendarrig and Beann Bhán, with more time to get to the aforementioned saddle from either the Lough Acoose or Bridia valley sides. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/613/comment/17742/

Picture: Coomloughra from near the top

Access via Glencar marked walk

by thomas_g 27 Jun 2015

There is a marked walk that will get you to the stream that runs off Beann Dubh, you can then follow the spur as it winds its way towards the top. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/613/comment/18163/

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Donations Drive, now finished.

Good, relatively easy double bag

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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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