Bencorr
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Binn Chorr | |
Bencorr from across Lough Inagh.
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Ireland
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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
External links
- Binn Chorr on mountainviews.ie
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