Benleagh
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Benleagh (Irish: Binn Liath, meaning 'Grey Peak')[2] at 689 metres (2,260 ft), does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin,[3] but its prominence does allow it to rank as the 125th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Benlagh is situated in the southern sector of the Wicklow Mountains, and is part of the large massif of Lugnaquilla 925 metres (3,035 ft), Wicklow's highest mountain.[6]
Benleagh | |
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Binn Liath | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 689 m (2,260 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 24 m (79 ft)[1] |
Listing | Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 52°59′19″N 6°27′15″W |
Naming | |
English translation | grey peak |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | Wicklow, Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | T038941[1] |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Aphyric granodiorite Bedrock[1] |
Benleagh's southern flank forms the steep walls and cliffs of the hanging valley of Fraughan Rock Glen, which then falls into the U-shaped valley of Glenmalure below; Benleagh forms a "horseshoe" around the Fraughan Rock Glen with Lugnaquillia at its apex and Cloghernagh 800 metres (2,600 ft), to the south.[7] Benleagh also sits on a broad "spine" that links Lugnaquilla in the south, to Camenabologue and Table Mountain to the north, which circle the Glen of Imaal.[6][8]