Beenoskee | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 826 m (2,710 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 491 m (1,611 ft)[1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Marilyn |
Coordinates | 52°12′50″N 10°04′39″W / 52.213863°N 10.077388°W[1] |
Naming | |
Native name | Binn os Gaoith |
English translation | peak above the wind |
Geography | |
Location | Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland |
Parent range | Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula |
OSI/OSNI grid | Q580088 |
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.
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]