Bencorr | |
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Binn Chorr | |
Bencorr from across Lough Inagh.
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 711 m (2,333 ft) |
Prominence | 304 m (997 ft) |
Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt |
Coordinates | 53°30′N 9°48′W / 53.500°N 9.800°WCoordinates: 53°30′N 9°48′W / 53.500°N 9.800°W |
Geography | |
Location | Galway, Ireland |
Parent range | Twelve Bens |
OSI/OSNI grid | L811522 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 37 |
Bencorr (Irish: Binn Chorr, meaning "Pointed Peak") is a mountain in Galway, Ireland.
With a height of 711 metres (2,333 ft) it is the second highest mountain in the Twelve Bens after Benbaun and the 101st highest summit in Ireland. It is the second highest mountain in Galway. Writer and cartographer Tim Robinson gave this mountain the alternative name of Binn an Choire Mhóir or peak of the big corrie.
The mountain, along with Twelve Bens range, is part of the Connemara National Park.