Ben Goram

Ben Goram is a peak in County Mayo, Connacht and has an elevation of 559 metres. Ben Goram is situated nearby to the village Lecanvey, as well as near the locality Creekasheen Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Croagh Patrick and National Famine Memorial.

Croagh Patrick

Peak

Photo: EamonnPKeane, Public domain.

Croagh Patrick, nicknamed 'the Reek', is a mountain with a height of 764 m and an important site of pilgrimage in County Mayo, Ireland. The mountain has a pyramid-shaped peak and overlooks Clew Bay, rising above the village of Murrisk, several kilometres from Westport.

National Famine Memorial

Photo: A.-K. D., CC0.

Murrisk Abbey

Ruins

Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Murrisk Friary, is a ruined Augustinian monastery located in County Mayo, Ireland. It is on the southern coast of Clew Bay, about 10km west of Westport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murrisk and Lecanvey.

Murrisk

Village

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Murrisk is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey. Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the mountain.

Lecanvey

Village

Photo: Evertype, CC BY 2.5.

Lecanvey or Leckanvy is a seaside village in County Mayo, Ireland, between Westport and Louisburgh, about 2 km west of Murrisk. It has a small beach with Lecanvey Pier.

Ben Goram

Type: Peak with an elevation of 559 metres
Description: mountain in County Mayo, Ireland (559m)
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.7581° or 53° 45′ 29″ north

Longitude

-9.6872° or 9° 41′ 14″ west

Elevation

559 metres (1,834 feet)

Open location code

9C5GQ857+64

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8750174094

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

Wikidata ID

Q13156806

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In Other Languages

“Ben Goram” goes by many names.

Irish: “An Bhinn Ghorm, Contae Mhaigh Eo”
Irish: “An Bhinn Ghorm”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Creekasheen Point and Bunnatuffa Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Patrick’s Oratory and St Patrick’s Church.

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