Bencorr from across Lough Inagh

Benbaun from north of Lough Inagh

The Twelve Bens or Twelve Pins (Irish Na Beanna Beola) is a picturesque mountain range in Connemara in the west of Ireland. They are not very big (max 730m) but a pleasant climb in fine weather, with superb views and no congestion. Dedicated fell runners do all twelve in a single (long!) day. Topographically, this range is partnered with the Maumturks range on the other side of the lonely Inagh Valley (and the route of Western Way long distance path). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 595 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 595 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 613 KB) Benbaun (left) and Knockpasheemore (right) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 613 KB) Benbaun (left) and Knockpasheemore (right) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Connemara (Irish Conamara), which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning: descendants of Con Mhac, of the sea), is a district in the west of Ireland (County Galway). ... Fell running, also known as mountain running and hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty. ... Na Sleibhte Mhám Toirc (The Maumturks/Maamturks) are a picturesque mountain range in Connemara in the west of Ireland. ... The Western Way is a 250 km Long-distance trail that runs through some of the best landscape in Connemara (County Galway) and County Mayo. ...

The Irish names of the peaks are commonly used, especially as the English naming has not been stable. (The current anglicised names are given in parentheses.) To anglicise (or in North American English anglicize) is to adapt a foreign word into the English language, often modifying its form to correspond to standard English French demoiselle, meaning little lady. Another common type of anglicisation is the inclusion of a foreign article as part of a noun (eg. ...

• Binn Bhán (Benbaun)
• Binn Chorr (Bencorr)
• Binn Dubh (Bencollaghduff)
• Binn Bhraoin
• Binn Doire Chláir (Derryclare)
• Binn Gabhar (Ben Gower)
• Meacanach
• Binn Fraoigh
• An Chailleach
• Binn Breac (Benbrack)
• Binn Leitrí (Benlettery)
• Binn Glean Uisce (Benglenisky)

External links

• Mountaineering Council of Ireland (especially
• http://www.mountaineering.ie/features/list600/l600main.htm)
• Photograph of the Twelve Bens

• An Óige / Irish Youth Hostels Assoc. page for County Galway See especially Ben Lettery - Binn Leitri.

Suggested reading

"The Mountains of Connemara : a hill walker's guide" (ISBN 0-9504002-4-6) - includes a more useful 1:50000 map than the OS maps 37, 38, 44. Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI; Irish: Suirbhéireacht Ordanáis na hÉireann) is the mapping agency in the Republic of Ireland. ...