Ben Creggan
Ben Creggan is a peak in County Mayo, Connacht and has an elevation of 693 metres. Ben Creggan is situated nearby to the locality Tawnylough, as well as near Delphi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 693 metres
- Description: mountain in County Mayo, Ireland
- Also known as: “Binn an Chreagain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Gorm and Barrclashcame.
Ben Gorm
Peak
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ben Gorm is a mountain with a height of 700 metres on the north side of Killary Harbour in County Mayo, Ireland. The Ben Gorm mountains also includes two other peaks: Ben Creggan/Binn an Charragáin, and Maul Laur/Meall Láir or Ben Creggan South Top.
Barrclashcame
Peak
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barrclashcame is a mountain with a height of 772 metres in the Sheeffry Hills of County Mayo, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delphi and Leenane.
Delphi
Locality
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Delphi is a locality in County Mayo, Ireland. Its English name was coined by the Marquis of Sligo, who built a hunting lodge there It is located on the Owengar River that connects Fin Lough to Doo Lough, between the fjord of Killary Harbour to the south and the Sheeffry Hills to the north, in a valley surrounded by the Mweelrea Mountains and the neighbouring peaks of Ben Creggan and Ben Gorm.
Leenane
Photo: El Comandante, Public domain.
Leenane or Leenaun is a village on the south shore of Killary fjord in County Galway, with a population of about 200. That fjord is the county boundary: the north shore and the little settlements of Aaleagh and Clog lie in County Mayo, but it's convenient to describe them here.
Ben Creggan
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.63688° or 53° 38′ 13″ northLongitude
-9.72825° or 9° 43′ 42″ westElevation
693 metres (2,274 feet)Open location code
9C5GJ7PC+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 332372603OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ben Creggan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ben Creggan”
- Dutch: “Ben Creggan”
- Irish: “Binn an Charragáin”
- Irish: “Binn an Chreagáin”
- Swedish: “Ben Creggan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tawnylough and Lenanapollaun.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ben Creggan South Top and Fin Lough.
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