The Big Gun
The Big Gun, at 939 metres high, is the ninth-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, or the tenth-highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry, and is also known as Lackagarrin or Foilnabreachaun.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 940 metres
- Description: mountain in Kerry, Ireland
- Also known as: “An Gunna Mor”, “Big Gun”, “Foilnabreachaun”, “Lackagarrin”, and “the Big Gun”
Photo: Britishfinance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carrauntoohill and Cnoc na Péiste.
Carrauntoohill
Peak
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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.
Cnoc na Péiste
Peak
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Cnoc na Péiste, anglicised Knocknapeasta, at 988 metres, is the fourth-highest peak in Ireland, on the Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam lists. Cnoc na Péiste is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry.
Cnoc an Chuillinn
Peak
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Cnoc an Chuillinn, at 958 metres, is the sixth-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list and the seventh-highest peak in Ireland on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.
The Big Gun
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.0009° or 52° 0′ 3″ northLongitude
-9.6887° or 9° 41′ 19″ westElevation
940 metres (3,084 feet)Open location code
9C4G2826+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 332372489OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q7717657
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ladin—“The Big Gun” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “The Big Gun”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ذا بيج جون”
- Irish: “An Gunna Mór”
- Ladin: “The Big Gun”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cruach Mhór and Crash site of USAAF Dakota.
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