Bucan

Bucan is a peak in , and has an elevation of 550 metres. Bucan is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Leenaun Hill.

Peak
at 618 metres, is the 201st–highest peak in on the Arderin scale, and the 243rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. lies on a massif that overlooks village and , and which is at the far…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leenane and Delphi.

Photo: El Comandante, Public domain.
or Leenaun is a village on the south shore of Killary fjord in , 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 , but it's convenient to describe them here.

Locality
is a locality in , . 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 to the south and the to the north, in a valley surrounded by the and the neighbouring peaks of Ben Creggan and .

Bucan

Latitude
53.58393° or 53° 35′ 2″ north
Longitude
-9.73371° or 9° 44′ 1″ west
Elevation
550 metres (1,804 feet)
Open location code
9C5GH7M8+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6278990524
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12616217
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In Other Languages

“Bucan” goes by many names.
  • Irish: Búcán

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