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)
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

References

  1. ↑ Beenkeragh at mountainviews.ie. Accessed on 19 Feb 2013.
  2. ↑ Mountains - Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 2 Feb 2013.
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