Beenoskee

Beenoskee
Binn os Gaoith

Part of the mountain viewed from Brandon Bay
Highest point
Elevation 826 m (2,710 ft) [1][2]
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 / 52.213863; -10.077388Coordinates: 52°12′50″N 10°04′39″W / 52.213863°N 10.077388°W / 52.213863; -10.077388
Naming
Translation peak above the wind (Irish)
Geography
Beenoskee

Location in Ireland

Location Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
Parent range Dingle Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid Q580088

Beenoskee or Benoskee (from Irish: Binn os Gaoith, meaning "peak above the wind")[3] is an 826 m (2,710 ft) mountain on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

The mountain is part of the Dingle Mountains, it 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 Mountain there is a small lake called Loch an Choimín (anglicised Lough Acummeen), which sits at a height of 816m.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 MountainViews.ie
  2. ↑ Peakbagger
  3. ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
  4. ↑ Ordnance Survey Ireland - Online map viewer
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