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Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh () is the second-highest peak in
The ''Beenkeragh Ridge'' is considered as offering some of Ireland's "most intimidating" hill-walking, and is often climbed as part of the '' Coomloughra Horseshoe'', described as "one of Ireland's finest ridge-walks". The horseshoe takes in Ireland's three highest mountains, Carrauntoohil, Beenkeragh, and Caher.
Beenkeragh is also accessed from the south-east via the ''Hag's Glen'' by ascending the Hag's Tooth , and continuing up the steep and rocky '' Hag's Tooth Ridge'' to the summit of Beenkeragh. The route gives views into the deep corrie at the base of Carrauntoohil's north-east face, known as the '' Eagle's Nest'' area. The ''Eagle's Nest'' corrie consists of three levels, with the top level (or ''third level''), containing Lough Cummeenoughter, Ireland's highest lake. On summiting Beenkeragh, the route crosses the ''Beenkeragh Ridge'' to Carrauntoohil and descends via the ''
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Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, at , on both the Arderin
Arderin () is a mountain on the border between Laois and Offaly in Ireland. With a height of 527 metres (1,729 ft) it is the highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, and is the highest point in both County Laois and County Offaly.
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and Vandeleur-Lynam
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 attemp ...
lists. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...
. Beenkeragh also gives its name the infamous ''Beenkeragh Ridge'', the narrow rocky arete
''Arete'' (Greek: ) is a concept in ancient Greek thought that, in its most basic sense, refers to 'excellence' of any kind Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. ''A Greek–English Lexicon'', 9th ed. (Oxford, 1940), s.v.br>—especially a person or thi ...
between Beenkeragh and Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain.
Geography
Beenkeragh lies to the north of Carrauntoohil ., and is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range inCounty Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...
. Beenkeragh is joined to Carrauntoohil by a very narrow rocky ridge, or arete
''Arete'' (Greek: ) is a concept in ancient Greek thought that, in its most basic sense, refers to 'excellence' of any kind Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. ''A Greek–English Lexicon'', 9th ed. (Oxford, 1940), s.v.br>—especially a person or thi ...
, known as the ''Beenkeragh Ridge''. In the middle of the ''Beenkeragh Ridge'' is another other summit called, The Bones () .
Beenkeragh is the 179th-highest mountain in Britain and Ireland on the Simm
A SIMM (single in-line memory module) is a type of memory module containing random-access memory used in computers from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. It differs from a dual in-line memory module (DIMM), the most predominant form of memory ...
classification. Beenkeragh is regarded by the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") as one of 34 Furths, which is a mountain above in elevation, and meets the other SMC criteria for a Munro (e.g. "sufficient separation"), but which is outside of (or ''furth'') Scotland; which is why Beenkeragh is sometimes referred to as one of the 13 Irish Munros.
Beenkeragh's prominence qualifies it to meet the Arderin
Arderin () is a mountain on the border between Laois and Offaly in Ireland. With a height of 527 metres (1,729 ft) it is the highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, and is the highest point in both County Laois and County Offaly.
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classification, and the British Isles Simm
A SIMM (single in-line memory module) is a type of memory module containing random-access memory used in computers from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. It differs from a dual in-line memory module (DIMM), the most predominant form of memory ...
and Hewitt classifications. Beenkeragh does not appear in the MountainViews Online Database, '' 100 Highest Irish Mountains'', as the prominence threshold is over .Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork,
Climbing
The ''Beenkeragh Ridge'' is considered as offering some of Ireland's "most intimidating" hill-walking, and is often climbed as part of the '' Coomloughra Horseshoe'', described as "one of Ireland's finest ridge-walks". The horseshoe takes in Ireland's three highest mountains, Carrauntoohil, Beenkeragh, and Caher.
Beenkeragh is also accessed from the south-east via the ''Hag's Glen'' by ascending the Hag's Tooth , and continuing up the steep and rocky '' Hag's Tooth Ridge'' to the summit of Beenkeragh. The route gives views into the deep corrie at the base of Carrauntoohil's north-east face, known as the '' Eagle's Nest'' area. The ''Eagle's Nest'' corrie consists of three levels, with the top level (or ''third level''), containing Lough Cummeenoughter, Ireland's highest lake. On summiting Beenkeragh, the route crosses the ''Beenkeragh Ridge'' to Carrauntoohil and descends via the ''Heavenly Gates
Carrauntoohil or Carrauntoohill ( ; ga, Corrán Tuathail , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycud ...
'' path across the east-face of Carrauntoohil.
See also
* Lists of mountains in Ireland * List of mountains of the British Isles by height * List of Furth mountains in the British IslesReferences
External links
MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
Beenkeragh
the largest database of British Isles mountains (" DoBIH")
Hill Bagging UK & Ireland
the searchable interface for the DoBIH
Logainm: Placenames Database of Ireland
{{Mountains and hills of Munster Mountains and hills of County Kerry Furths One-thousanders of the British Isles