| Bencollaghduff | |
|---|---|
| Binn Dubh | |
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 696 m (2,283 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 191 m (627 ft)[1] |
| Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 53°30′48.23″N 9°48′46.08″W / 53.5133972°N 9.8128000°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | black mountain or peak of hags [cormorants] |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
  Bencollaghduff Ireland | |
| Location | County Galway, Ireland |
| Parent range | Twelve Bens |
| OSI/OSNI grid | L7978252992 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 37 |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic Bedrock[1] |
Bencollaghduff (Irish: Binn Dubh, meaning 'black mountain/peak of hags')[2] at 696 metres (2,283 ft), is the 93rd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 115th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Bencollaghduff is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. It is the 3rd tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun 729 metres (2,392 ft), to which it is connected by the northern col of Maumina; and after Bencorr 711 metres (2,333 ft), to which it is connected by a high southeast rocky ridge.[5][6]
Bencollaghduff's prominence of 191 metres (627 ft) qualifies it as a Marilyn, and it also ranks it as the 56th-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, where the minimum prominence threshold is 100 metres.[5][7]
- ^ a b c d "Bencollaghduff". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ a b c Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
- ^ Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216.
- ^ "Irish Highest 100: The highest 100 Irish mountains with a prominence of +100m". MountainViews Online Database. September 2018.