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Beenoskee

Coordinates: 52°12′50″N 10°04′39″W / 52.213863°N 10.077388°W / 52.213863; -10.077388
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Beenoskee
Part of the mountain viewed from Brandon Bay
Highest point
Elevation826 m (2,710 ft)[1]
Prominence491 m (1,611 ft)[1]
ListingHewitt, Marilyn
Coordinates52°12′50″N 10°04′39″W / 52.213863°N 10.077388°W / 52.213863; -10.077388[1]
Naming
Native nameBinn os Gaoith
English translationpeak above the wind
Geography
Beenoskee is located in island of Ireland
Beenoskee
Beenoskee
Location in Ireland
LocationDingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
Parent rangeMountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula
OSI/OSNI gridQ580088

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

Geography

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Beenoskee is part of the Dingle Mountains, and 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 (798 m), Coumbaun (610 m) and Beenatoor (592 m).[1] Between Beenoskee and Stradbally is a small lake called Loch an Choimín (anglicised Lough Acummeen), which sits at a height of 816 m (2,677 ft).[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Beenoskee". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. ^ "Ordnance Survey Ireland - Online map viewer". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.