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Benleagh
Southerly cliffs of Benleagh as viewed from the Fraughan Rock Glen
Highest point
Elevation	689 m (2,260 ft)
Prominence	24 m (79 ft)
Listing	Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates	52°59′19″N 6°27′15″W / 52.98861°N 6.45417°W / 52.98861; -6.45417
Naming
Native name	Binn Liath
English translation	grey peak
Geography
BenleaghLocation in Ireland
Location	County Wicklow, Ireland
Parent range	Wicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	T038941
Topo map	OSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain type	Aphyric granodiorite Bedrock

Benleagh (Irish: Binn Liath, meaning 'Grey Peak') stands at 689 metres (2,260 ft), while it does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin, but its prominence does allow it to rank as the 125th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Benlagh is situated in the southern sector of the Wicklow Mountains, and is part of the large massif of Lugnaquilla 925 metres (3,035 ft), County Wicklow's highest mountain.

Benleagh's southern flank forms the steep walls and cliffs of the hanging valley of Fraughan Rock Glen, which then falls into the U-shaped valley of Glenmalure below; Benleagh forms a "horseshoe" around the Fraughan Rock Glen with Lugnaquillia at its apex and Cloghernagh 800 metres (2,600 ft), to the south. Benleagh also sits on a broad "spine" that links Lugnaquilla in the south, to Camenabologue and Table Mountain to the north, which circle the Glen of Imaal.

Bibliography

• Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
• Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118.
• MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
• Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.

Gallery

• View south-east from summit of Benleagh
• Cliffs of Benleagh from Arts Lough, below summit of Cloghernagh
• View east across the Fraughan Rock Glen with Benleagh (left) and Cloghernagh (right)

See also

• Wicklow Way
• Wicklow Round
• Wicklow Mountains
• Lists of mountains in Ireland
• List of mountains of the British Isles by height

References

1. ^ "Benleagh". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
2. Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
3. Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
4. Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
5. Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
6. ^ Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102. Walk 10: Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia, Camenabologue East Top, Camenabologue
7. Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118. Route 65: Lugnaquilla
8. Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.

External links

• MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Benleagh
• MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
• The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
• Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH

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Cooley Mountains	Clermont Carn Slieve Foy
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Slieve Bloom Mountains	Arderin Barcam Baunreaghcong Carroll's Hill Castleconor Farbreague Garraunbaun Ridge of Capard Stillbrook Hill Wolftrap Mountain
Wicklow Mountains	Annagh Hill Barnaslingan Bray Head Benleagh Camaderry Camenabologue Carrick Mountain Carrickgollogan Carrigvore Cloghernagh Conavalla Corrigasleggaun Croaghanmoira Croghan Mountain Cupidstown Hill Djouce Duff Hill Gravale Great Sugar Loaf Keadeen Mountain Kilmashogue Kippure Larch Hill Little Sugar Loaf Lobawn Lugduff Luggala Lugnaquilla Maulin Moanbane Montpelier Hill Mullacor Mullaghcleevaun Prince William's Seat Scarr Seefin Seefingan Silsean Slievegad Slievemaan Sugarloaf (West Wicklow) Table Mountain Tibradden Mountain Tonduff Tonelagee Turlough Hill Two Rock and Three Rock Mountain War Hill
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