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Bengower
Bengower () at , is the 135th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 166th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Bengower is in the southern end of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in Galway, Ireland, and is the 6th-tallest of the core ''Twelve Bens''. Naming Irish academic Paul Tempan notes that there is no evidence as to the origin of the "goat" reference, however, he notes that the mountain was mistakenly labelled as "Glengower" in the popular ''Discovery Map'' series. Geography Bengower lies between the summits of Benbreen , to the north, and Benlettery , and Benglenisky , to the south. Climbing guidebooks note that its northerly rocky ridge (that rises up from the col of ga, Mám na Gaoithe, or "pass of the wind" at 470 metres) requires scrambling to reach the summit. Bengower’s promi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benbreen
Benbreen () at , is the 100th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 122nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Benbreen lies in the southern end of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in Galway, Ireland. Benbreen is the 4th-tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun , Bencorr , and Bencollaghduff . Benbreen's profile is of a "high narrow rocky ridge with several summits", than a typical "peaked mountain". Naming Irish academic Paul Tempan notes that ga, Braon can mean "drip" or "drop", but is more likely related to a personal name, and is the basis of the local surnames ga, Ó Braoin and ga, Mac Braoin, which have been anglicised as "Breen" and "McBreen". Geography The actual summit of Benbreen lies on the southern end of a long high rocky quartzite ridge that includes th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benglenisky
Benglenisky () at , is the 368th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Benglenisky is the second most southern peak, after neighbouring Benlettery, of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in Galway, Ireland, and is the lowest of the core ''Twelve Bens''. Naming According to Irish academic Paul Tempan, ga, Gleann Uisce, meaning "the glen of water", is from the glen on the south-east side of this peak. Tempan also notes that on the north-west side in the townland of ga, Barr na nÓrán, Benglenisky is known as ga, Binn Dubh (meaning "Black Peak") or ga, Cnoc Dubh (meaning "Black Hill"). The green Connemara marble is quarried in Barr na nÓrán, which was first started by Thomas Barnwall Martin in the 1820s. Geography Benglenisky is the second southernmost peak of the Twelve Bens after Benlettery , and lies a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benlettery
Benlettery () at , is the 259th–highest peak in Ireland on the Lists of mountains in Ireland#Arderins, Arderin scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Benlettery is in the southernmost peak of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Galway, Ireland, and is the 11th-tallest of the core ''Twelve Bens#List of peaks, Twelve Bens''. The Ben Lettery An Oige youth hostel is on the southern slopes of Benlettery, off the N59 road (Ireland), N59 road to Clifden. Naming According to Irish academic Paul Tempan, the townland of Lettery ( ga, Leitrí, meaning "wet hillsides") is on the south slope of Benlettery. Tempan notes an alternative name of Bindowglass or "Bendouglas" ( ga, Binn Dúghlais, meaning "peak of the black stream") was recorded as early as 1684 by Irish historian Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh. Ó Flaithbheartaigh chronicled about a pool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelve Bens
, photo=Boats and mountains, Roundstone (6047965086).jpg , photo_caption= View of the range from Roundstone village. , region = Connacht , region_type = Provinces of Ireland , translation = The peaks of Beola , language = Irish language , location = Connemara, County Galway, Ireland , border= , length_km= , length_orientation= , width_km= , width_orientation= , area_km2 = 161.3 , highest=Benbaun , elevation_m= 729 , elevation_ref = , coordinates = , range_coordinates = , geology=quartzites, grits, graphitic , period=Precambrian-Cambrian , map= Ireland , map_caption=Location of the Twelve Bens , topo = OSI ''Discovery'' 37, 44 , normal_route = ) * "Twelve Bens Challenge" The Twelve Bens or Twelve Pins, also called the Benna Beola (), is a mountain range of mostly sharp-peaked quartzite summits and ridges in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The widest definition of the range includes the Garraun Complex to the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bencollaghduff
Bencollaghduff () at , is the 93rd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 115th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Bencollaghduff is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in Galway, Ireland. It is the 3rd tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun , to which it is connected by the northern col of Maumina; and after Bencorr , to which it is connected by a high southeast rocky ridge. Bencollaghduff's prominence of qualifies it as a Marilyn, and it also ranks it as the 56th-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, '' 100 Highest Irish Mountains'', where the minimum prominence threshold is 100 metres. Naming According to Irish academic Paul Tempan, "Bencollaghduff" most likely means "peak of the black hags", howev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MountainViews Online Database
In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height, the definition of the topographical prominence used to classify the mountain (e.g. the change in elevation required between neighbouring mountains), is noted. In British definitions, a height of is required for a mountain, whereas in Ireland, a lower threshold of is sometimes advocated. The lowest minimum prominence threshold of any definition of an Irish mountain is (e.g. the Vandeleur-Lynam), however most definitions, including the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) criteria, do not consider prominences below as being mountains (e.g. must at least be an Arderin or a Hewitt). Many British definitions consider a peak with a prominence below , as being a ''top'', and not a mountain (e.g. must be a Marilyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Mountains In Ireland
In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height, the definition of the topographical prominence used to classify the mountain (e.g. the change in elevation required between neighbouring mountains), is noted. In British definitions, a height of is required for a mountain, whereas in Ireland, a lower threshold of is sometimes advocated. The lowest minimum prominence threshold of any definition of an Irish mountain is (e.g. the Vandeleur-Lynam), however most definitions, including the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) criteria, do not consider prominences below as being mountains (e.g. must at least be an Arderin or a Hewitt). Many British definitions consider a peak with a prominence below , as being a ''top'', and not a mountain (e.g. must be a Marilyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyns Of Ireland
This is a list of Marilyn hills and mountains in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Ireland by height. Marilyns are defined as peaks with a prominence of or more, regardless of height or any other merit (e.g. topographic isolation, as used in Munros). Thus, Marilyns can be mountains, with a height above , or relatively small hills. there were 2,011 recorded Marilyns. Definition The Marilyn classification was created by Alan Dawson in his 1992 book ''The Relative Hills of Britain''. The name Marilyn was coined by Dawson as a punning contrast to the ''Munro'' classification of Scottish mountains above , but which has no explicit prominence threshold, being homophonous with (Marilyn) '' Monroe''. The list of Marilyns was extended to Ireland by Clem Clements. Marilyn was the first of several subsequent British Isles classifications that rely solely on prominence, including the P600s, the HuMPs, and the TuMPs. Topographic prominence is a more difficult to estimate than t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DoBIH
The mountains and hills of the British Isles are categorised into various lists based on different combinations of elevation, prominence, and other criteria such as isolation. These lists are used for peak bagging, whereby hillwalkers attempt to reach all the summits on a given list, the oldest being the 282 Munros in Scotland, created in 1891. A height above 2,000 ft, or more latterly 610 m, is considered necessary to be classified as a mountain – as opposed to a hill – in the British Isles. With the exception of Munros, all the lists require a prominence above . A prominence of between (e.g. some Nuttalls and Vandeleur-Lynams), does not meet the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) definition of an "independent peak", which is a threshold over . Most lists consider a prominence between as a "top" (e.g. many Hewitts and Simms). Marilyns, meanwhile, have a prominence above , with no additional height threshold. They range from small hills to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hewitt Mountains In England, Wales And Ireland
This is a list of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland by height. Hewitts are defined as "Hills in England, Wales and Ireland over two thousand" feet in height, the general requirement to be called a "mountain" in the British Isles, and with a prominence above ; a mix of imperial and metric thresholds. The Hewitt classification was suggested by Alan Dawson in his 1992 book, "The Relative Hills of Britain". Dawson originally called his Hewitts "Sweats", from "Summits - Wales and England Above Two thousand", before settling on the label Hewitt. In a series of three booklets edited by Dave Hewitt, the list of English Hewitts was published in 1997, and the list of Welsh Hewitts was also published in 1997, and the list of Irish Hewitts was published in 1998. Hewitts were designed to address one of the criticisms of the 1990 Nuttall classification, by requiring hills to have a relative height of , a threshold that the UIAA had set down in 1994 for an "independent" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derryclare
Derryclare () is a mountain at the southern edge of Twelve Bens mountain range in Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. At , it is the 119th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 145th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, It is the 5th tallest of the core ''Twelve Bens''. The Derryclare Lough on its southern slopes is a scenic location in Connemara, while Derryclare Wood, on its eastern slopes, contains a ''Statutory Nature Reserve'' (SRN). Derryclare's prominence of does not qualify it as a Marilyn, however, it does rank as the 72nd-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, '' 100 Highest Irish Mountains'', where the minimum prominence threshold is 100 metres. Naming The name "Derryclare" comes from Irish ''Doire Chláir''; means "an oak wood", and can mean either a "plain" or a "bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
