Beenoskee
Appearance
Beenoskee | |
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Binn os Gaoith | |
![]() Part of the mountain viewed from Brandon Bay | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 826 m (2,710 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 491 m (1,611 ft)[1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Marilyn |
Coordinates | 52°12′50″N 10°04′39″W / 52.213863°N 10.077388°W[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | peak above the wind |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland |
Parent range | Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula |
OSI/OSNI grid | Q580088 |
Beenoskee or Benoskee (from Irish Binn os Gaoith, meaning 'peak above the wind')[2] is a 826 m (2,710 ft) mountain on the Dingle Peninsula in Kerry, Ireland.
Geography
Beenoskee is part of the Dingle Mountains, and is the highest of the "Central Dingle" group and the 28th highest in Ireland.[1] It is within the Gaeltacht.
Beenoskee is the highest peak of the Central Dingle massif, which also includes the peaks of Stradbally Mountain (798m), Coumbaun (610m) and Beenatoor (592m).[1] Between Beenoskee and Stradbally is a small lake called Loch an Choimín (anglicised Lough Acummeen), which sits at a height of 816m.[3]
See also
- Lists of mountains in Ireland
- List of mountains of the British Isles by height
- List of Marilyns in the British Isles
- List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland
References
- ^ a b c d e "Beenoskee". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ "Ordnance Survey Ireland - Online map viewer". Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2010-07-27.