Diamond Hill (Ireland)

For other uses, see Diamond Hill (disambiguation).

Diamond Hill
Binn Ghuaire
Diamond Hill, viewed from near Kylemore Abbey to the north
Highest point
Elevation442 m (1,450 ft)[1]
Prominence277 m (909 ft)[1]
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates53°32′53.93″N 9°54′52.20″W / 53.5483139°N 9.9145000°W / 53.5483139; -9.9145000[1]
Naming
English translationGuaire's peak
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Diamond Hill is located in Ireland
Diamond Hill
Diamond Hill
Location in Ireland
LocationLetterfrack, County Galway, Ireland
Parent rangeTwelve Bens
OSI/OSNI gridL7313857049
Topo mapOSi Discovery 37
Geology
Rock type(s)Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeNational Park Visitor Centre

Diamond Hill or Bengooria (Irish: Binn Ghuaire, meaning 'Guaire's peak')[2] is an isolated peak overlooking the village of Letterfrack, in the northwest corner of the Twelve Bens in Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland.[3] At only 442 metres (1,450 ft), it does not rank as an Arderin,[4] or a Vandeleur-Lynam;[5] however, it has the prominence to rank as a Marilyn.[6]

Diamond Hill lies just west of Knockbrack and the small massif of Benbrack, and looks into the Polladirk valley, around which several major Bens are located.[7] Despite its moderate size and isolation, compared to the nearby Twelve Bens, Diamond Hill is a popular peak due to its paths and boarded mountain trail, and relative ease of access, together with views of the core Twelve Bens range, and western Connemara.[8][6][3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Diamond Hill". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. ^ a b Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216. Walk 3: Diamond Hill, Connemara National Park
  4. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
  5. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference phelan3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference irishtimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).