Beenoskee Explained

Beenoskee
Elevation M:826
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:491
Listing:Hewitt, Marilyn
Translation:peak above the wind
Language:Irish
Location:Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
Range:Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula
Coordinates:52.2139°N -10.0774°W
Map:island of Ireland
Map Relief:yes
Grid Ref Ireland:Q580088

Beenoskee or Benoskee [2] is a mountain on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

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 .[3]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Beenoskee. MountainViews Online Database. 8 February 2019.
  2. http://www.logainm.ie/101038.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. Web site: Ordnance Survey Ireland - Online map viewer . 2010-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829114800/http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,458001,608942,4 . 2012-08-29 . dead .