Bencorr
Bencorr (Irish: Binn Chorr, meaning "pointed peak") at 711 metres (2,333 ft), is the 82nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 102nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. 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.
| 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) |
| Prominence | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 53°30′N 9°48′W |
| 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 |
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