Benchoona
Benchoona is a peak in County Galway, Connacht and has an elevation of 581 metres. Benchoona is situated nearby to the locality Barrlugwaum, as well as near Lugnbaun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Garraun and Altnagaighera.
Garraun
Peak
Photo: Joebater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garraun at 598 metres, is the 224th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, however, while it is just short of the elevation threshold of 600-metres for other classifications, it does have the prominence to be a Marilyn.
Kylemore Abbey
Museum
Photo: Textman, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine Monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The Abbey was founded for Benedictine nuns who fled Belgium in World War 1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tully Cross and Letterfrack.
Tully Cross
Village
Photo: Lindy Buckley, CC BY 2.0.
Tully Cross is a small village located on the Renvyle Peninsula in north-west Connemara, in County Galway, Ireland. It is actually situated in the townland of Gorteenclough. The village lies close to the sea and is on the Wild Atlantic Way coastal route.
Letterfrack
Photo: Chalky Lives, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Letterfrack is a village on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, with a population of about 200. In Irish Leitir means a rock-strewn hillside and fraic means speckled, referring to the bright quartzite rocks.
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. The valley includes the Owengar River that connects Fin Lough to Doo Lough, between the fjord of Killary Harbour to the south… Delphi is situated 9 km northeast of Benchoona.
Benchoona
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 581 metres
- Description: mountain in County Galway, Ireland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.59101° or 53° 35′ 28″ northLongitude
-9.87049° or 9° 52′ 14″ westElevation
581 metres (1,906 feet)Open location code
9C5GH4RH+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 332372803OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Benchoona” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Бенчона”
- Cebuano: “Benchoona”
- Dutch: “Benchoona”
- Irish: “Binn Chuanna”
- Swedish: “Benchoona”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barrlugwaum and Lugnbaun.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lough Benchoona and Benchoona East Top.
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