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Place count in area: 34, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 44, EW-CON, MSW
Highest place: Benbaun, 729m Maximum height for area: 729 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 684 metres,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
LetterettrinHillLeitir Eitreann A name in Irish, also Binn Mhór an extra name in Irish(Ir. Binn Mhór [TR], 'big peak')GalwayCounty in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Greywacke sandstone, siltstone, mudstone Bedrock
Height:333mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37Grid Reference: L79563 62022 Place visited by 31 members. Recently by: TommyV, mountainmike, markmjcampion, paulbrown, OisinD, eamonoc, Fergalh, GSheehy, juliewoods, sandman, IainT, frankmc04, conormcbandon, Oileanach, geohappy I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
This hill is in the townland of Letterettrin / Leitir Eitreann, 'hillside of furrows' [TR], a name which is topographical in origin and may indeed be an alternative name for the same hill. Walks: for a route along the S shore of Killary Harbour, see Kevin Corcoran, West of Ireland Walks, 102-10. See Paddy Dillon, Connemara, for a similar walk (62-68) and also for a routes to the summit of Binn Mhór (57-61) and across Salrock Pass (69-73).
Leitir Eitreann is the 1089th highest place in Ireland. Leitir Eitreann is the most northerly summit in the Twelve Bens area. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/920/