Listing Hewitt, Marilyn Elevation 826 m | OSI/OSNI grid Q580088 Prominence 491 m | |
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Parent range Mountains of the Dingle Peninsula Similar Caherconree, Baurtregaum, Broaghnabinnia, Mullaghanattin, Maolán Buí | ||
Beenoskee or Benoskee (from Irish: Binn os Gaoith, meaning "peak above the wind") is an 826 m (2,710 ft) mountain on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
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Map of Beenoskee, Stradbally-Mountain, Co. Kerry, Ireland
GeographyEdit
The mountain is part of the Dingle Mountains, it is the highest of the "Central Dingle" group and the 28th highest in Ireland. 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). Between Beenoskee and Stradbally Mountain there is a small lake called Loch an Choimín (anglicised Lough Acummeen), which sits at a height of 816m.
References
Beenoskee Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA