The Big Gun

The Big Gun, at 939 metres high, is the ninth-highest peak in on the Arderin list, or the tenth-highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is part of the in , and is also known as Lackagarrin or Foilnabreachaun.
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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”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Carrauntoohill and Cnoc na Péiste.

Peak
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Carrauntoohil, or Carrantuohill is the highest mountain in Ireland at 1,038.6 metres. It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in , close to the centre of 's highest mountain range, .

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, anglicised Knocknapeasta, at 988 metres, is the fourth-highest peak in , on the Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam lists. is part of the range in .

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, at 958 metres, is the sixth-highest peak in on the Arderin list and the seventh-highest peak in Ireland on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.

The Big Gun

Latitude
52.0009° or 52° 0′ 3″ north
Longitude
-9.6887° or 9° 41′ 19″ west
Elevation
940 metres (3,084 feet)
Open location code
9C4G2826+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332372489
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q7717657
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Satellite Map

Discover The Big Gun from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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