Ben Crom Explained

Ben Crom
Other Name:Binn Chrom
Map:Northern Ireland
Map Alt:Location of Ben Crom within Northern Ireland
Elevation M:526
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:81
Listing:Myrddyn Dewey
Translation:curved/stooped peak
Language:Irish
Location:County Down, Northern Ireland
Range:Mournes
Coordinates:54.1662°N -5.9904°W
Grid Ref Ireland:J31300 26000
Topo:OSNI Discoverer 29

Ben Crom is a 526m (1,726feet) mountain in the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated beside Ben Crom Reservoir, which is upstream from Silent Valley Reservoir. The mountain is composed of granite.[1] [2] An exposed area on the south west of the mountain shows where the Eocene aplitic granite meets the laccolith top of the older Mesozoic granite ring dike. The summit of the mountain features granite crags which are crossed by basic and feldspar porphyry dikes. The mountain is used for sheep grazing and hill walking.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mourne Mountains Area - Ben Crom . Mountain Views . 10 December 2014.
  2. Book: Mourne Country: Landscape and Life in South Down . Dundalgan P. . Evans, Emyr Estyn . 1967 . 38.
  3. Web site: Mournes - Ben Crom . Habitats.org.uk . 10 December 2014.