Beenkeragh

Beenkeragh (Binn Chaorach)
Highest point
Elevation	1,008.2 m (3,308 ft) [1]
Listing	Furth, Hewitt
Coordinates	52°00′24″N 9°44′47″W / 52.0068°N 9.7463°W / 52.0068; -9.7463Coordinates: 52°00′24″N 9°44′47″W / 52.0068°N 9.7463°W / 52.0068; -9.7463
Geography
Beenkeragh (Binn Chaorach) County Kerry, Ireland
Parent range	MacGillycuddy's Reeks

Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh (Irish: Binn Chaorach, meaning "peak/mountain of the sheep") is the second-highest mountain peak in Ireland, at 1,008.2 metres (3,308 ft) high (Some sources cite 1,010 m).

Geography

It lies to the north of Carrauntoohil (Ireland's highest peak) in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks of County Kerry. Beenkeragh is joined to Carrauntoohil by a narrow ridge called The Bones. It is counted by the Scottish Mountaineering Club as a Furth; a 3,000 ft high peak outside Scotland.^[2]

See also

• List of Furths
• List of mountains in Ireland

References

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