Benleagh ()
at , does not have the
prominence to qualify as an
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.
An ...
,
but its prominence does allow it to rank as the 125th–highest peak on the
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 ...
scale.
[Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ] Benlagh is situated in the southern sector of the
Wicklow Mountains, and is part of the large
massif of
Lugnaquilla , Wicklow's highest mountain.
Benleagh's southern flank forms the steep walls and cliffs of the hanging valley of
Fraughan Rock Glen
Lugnaquilla[Lugnaquilla](_blank)
. Glenmalure below; Benleagh forms a "horseshoe" around the Fraughan Rock Glen with Lugnaquillia at its apex and
Cloghernagh , to the south.
Benleagh also sits on a broad "spine" that links Lugnaquilla in the south, to
Camenabologue and
Table Mountain to the north, which circle the
Glen of Imaal.
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File:Arts Lough from Benleagh III.jpg, View south-east from summit of Benleagh
File:Arts lake.jpg, Cliffs of Benleagh from Arts Lough
Cloghernagh () at , does not have the topographic prominence, prominence to qualify as an Lists of mountains in Ireland#Arderins, Arderin, but does have the prominence to be the 40th–highest peak on the Lists of mountains in Ireland#Vandeleur- ...
, below summit of Cloghernagh
File:Fraughan Rock Glen.jpg, View east across the