Listing Marilyn, Hewitt Location Galway, Ireland OSI/OSNI grid L798530 Prominence 202 m Mountain range Twelve Bens | Translation Black mountain (Irish) Parent range Twelve Bens Elevation 696 m Province Connacht | |
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Similar Benbaun, Letterbreckaun, Seltannasaggart, Binn Mhór, Barrslievenaroy | ||
Bencollaghduff (Irish: Binn Dubh, meaning "Black mountain" ) is a mountain in Galway, Ireland. With a height of 696 metres it is the third highest mountain in the Twelve Bens after Benbaun and Bencorr.
Contents
- Map of Bencollaghduff Gleninagh Co Galway Ireland
- Access to the summitEdit
- ConservationEdit
- In literatureEdit
- References
Map of Bencollaghduff, Gleninagh, Co. Galway, Ireland
Access to the summitEdit
The Bencollaghduff is located along the ridge which connects Bencorr (SE) and Benbaun (NW). It can be reached by a long rocky slope; a cairn stands on its summit.
ConservationEdit
The mountain, along with Twelve Bens range, is part of the Connemara National Park.
In literatureEdit
The Irish novelist Joseph O'Connor in his awards winner novel Star of the Sea cites the quarzite shale on the slopes of Bencollaghduff.
References
Binn Dubh Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA