Beenoskee
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Beenoskee | |
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Binn os Gaoith | |
File:Kilcummin, Co. Kerry - geograph.org.uk - 249574.jpg
Part of the mountain viewed from Brandon Bay
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Highest point | |
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Listing | Hewitt, Marilyn |
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Naming | |
Translation | peak above the wind (Irish) |
Geography | |
Location | Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland |
Parent range | Dingle Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | Q580088 |
Beenoskee or Benoskee (from Irish: Binn os Gaoith, meaning "peak above the wind")[3] is an 826 m (2,710 ft) mountain on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
Geography
The mountain is part of the Dingle Mountains, it 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 (798m), Coumbaun (610m) and Beenatoor (592m).[1] Between Beenoskee and Stradbally Mountain there is a small lake called Loch an Choimín (anglicised Lough Acummeen), which sits at a height of 816m.[4]