The Bones
The Bones, at 957 metres high, is the seventh-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, or the eighth-highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam list.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 957 metres
- Description: mountain in Kerry, Ireland
- Also known as: “Beenkeragh ridge”, “Carrauntoohil Tooth”, “Knockoughter”, “Na Cnamha”, and “the Bones”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carrauntoohill and Beenkeragh.
Carrauntoohill
Peak
Photo: Enter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carrauntoohil, Carrauntoohill or Carrantuohill is the highest mountain in Ireland at 1,038.6 metres. It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycuddy's Reeks.
Beenkeragh
Peak
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh is the second-highest peak in Ireland, at 1,008.2 metres. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Beenkeragh also gives its name the infamous Beenkeragh Ridge, the narrow rocky arete between Beenkeragh and Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain.
Caher Mountain
Peak
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caher or Caher East Top at 1,000 metres, is the third-highest peak in Ireland, on the Irish Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam classifications. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry.
The Bones
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.0017° or 52° 0′ 6″ northLongitude
-9.747° or 9° 44′ 49″ westElevation
957 metres (3,140 feet)Open location code
9C4G2723+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 332372485OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q8537609
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ladin—“The Bones” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “The Bones”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ذا بونيس”
- Hebrew: “עצמות”
- Irish: “Na Cnámha”
- Ladin: “The Bones”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maghanlawaun and Knocknafreaghaun.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lough Eagher and Hag’s Tooth.
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