| Bencorr | |
|---|---|
| Binn Chorr | |
 Bencorr (left) and its subsidiary peaks, and two easterly spurs, from across Lough Inagh. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 711 m (2,333 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 306 m (1,004 ft)[1] |
| Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 53°30′N 9°48′W / 53.500°N 9.800°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | pointed peak |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
  Bencorr Ireland | |
| Location | County Galway, Ireland |
| Parent range | Twelve Bens |
| OSI/OSNI grid | L8116652200 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 37 |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock[1] |
Bencorr (Irish: Binn Chorr, meaning 'pointed peak')[2] at 711 metres (2,333 ft), is the 82nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 102nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Bencorr 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 second-tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun 729 metres (2,392 ft); it lies close to Benbaun, separated only by the third-highest mountain in the range of Bencollaghduff 696 metres (2,283 ft), and the col of Maumina.[5][6]
- ^ a b c d "Bencorr". 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 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.