Benleagh
Mountain in Wicklow, Ireland
Benleagh | |
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Binn Liath | |
Southerly cliffs of Benleagh as viewed from the
Fraughan Rock Glen
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 689 m (2,260 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 24 m (79 ft) [1] |
Listing | Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 52°59′19″N 6°27′15″W / 52.98861°N 6.45417°W / 52.98861; -6.45417 |
Naming | |
English translation | grey peak |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | Wicklow , Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | T038941 [1] |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Aphyric granodiorite Bedrock [1] |
Benleagh ( Irish : Binn Liath , meaning ' Grey Peak ' ) [2] at 689 metres (2,260 ft) , does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin , [3] but its prominence does allow it to rank as the 125th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. [4] [5] Benlagh is situated in the southern sector of the Wicklow Mountains , and is part of the large massif of Lugnaquilla 925 metres (3,035 ft) , Wicklow's highest mountain. [6]
Benleagh's southern flank forms the steep walls and cliffs of the hanging valley of Fraughan Rock Glen , which then falls into the U-shaped valley of Glenmalure below; Benleagh forms a "horseshoe" around the Fraughan Rock Glen with Lugnaquillia at its apex and Cloghernagh 800 metres (2,600 ft) , to the south. [7] 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 . [6] [8]
Bibliography
- Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide . Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019 .
- Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide . Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118 .
- MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins . Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7 .
- Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits . Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102 .
Gallery
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View south-east from summit of Benleagh
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Cliffs of Benleagh from Arts Lough , below summit of Cloghernagh
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View east across the Fraughan Rock Glen with Benleagh (left) and Cloghernagh (right)
See also
- Wicklow Way
- Wicklow Round
- Wicklow Mountains
- Lists of mountains in Ireland
- List of mountains of the British Isles by height
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Benleagh" . MountainViews Online Database . Retrieved 8 February 2019 .
- ↑ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF) . MountainViews.ie.
- ↑ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m" . MountainViews Online Database .
- ↑ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m" . MountainViews Online Database .
- ↑ Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
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Dillion, Paddy (1993).
The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits
. Cicerone.
ISBN
978-1852841102
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Walk 10: Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia, Camenabologue East Top, Camenabologue
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Fairbairn, Helen (2014).
Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide
. Collins Press.
ISBN
978-1848892118
.
Route 65: Lugnaquilla
- ↑ Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide . Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019 .
External links
- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website , Benleagh
- MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
- The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains (" DoBIH ")
- Hill Bagging UK & Ireland , the searchable interface for the DoBIH
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