Bencorr

Bencorr
Binn Chorr

Bencorr from across Lough Inagh.
Highest point
Elevation 711 m (2,333 ft) [1]
Prominence 304 m (997 ft) [1]
Listing Marilyn, Hewitt
Coordinates 53°30′N 9°48′W / 53.500°N 9.800°W / 53.500; -9.800Coordinates: 53°30′N 9°48′W / 53.500°N 9.800°W / 53.500; -9.800
Geography
Bencorr

Ireland

Location Galway, Ireland
Parent range Twelve Bens
OSI/OSNI grid L811522
Topo map OSi Discovery 37

Bencorr (Irish: Binn Chorr, meaning "Pointed Peak") is a mountain in Galway, Ireland.

Geography

With a height of 711 metres (2,333 ft) it is the second highest mountain in the Twelve Bens after Benbaun and the 101st highest summit in Ireland. It is the second highest mountain in Galway. Writer and cartographer Tim Robinson gave this mountain the alternative name of Binn an Choire Mhóir or peak of the big corrie.

Conservation

The mountain, along with Twelve Bens range, is part of the Connemara National Park.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bencorr, Ireland". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

External links

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