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Leenaun Hill

January 01, 1970

Not to be confused with Meall Dubh.

Leenaun Hill (Irish: An Meall Dubh, meaning 'black knoll')[2] at 618 metres (2,028 ft), is the 201st–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 243rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Leenaun Hill lies on a massif that overlooks Leenaun village and Killary Harbour, and which is at the far northeastern sector of the Maumturks mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland; this massif is connected to the main range via the "Col of Despondency".[6] Leenaun Hill is the 6th-highest mountain in the Maumturks, and its grassy massif, constructed from sandstone and siltstone, contrasts with the rocky ridges and summits constructed from quartzites, grits, and graphitic, of the middle and southern sectors of the range.[5][7][8]

Leenaun Hill
Irish: An Meall Dubh
View north to Leenaun Hill from Letterbreckaun
Highest point
Elevation618 m (2,028 ft)[1]
Prominence363 m (1,191 ft)[1]
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates53°34′19″N 9°42′00″W / 53.572067°N 9.69999°W / 53.572067; -9.69999[1]
Naming
English translationBlack knoll
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Leenaun Hill
Location in Ireland
LocationLeenaun, County Galway, Ireland
Parent rangeMaumturks
OSI/OSNI gridL8743259343
Topo mapOSi Discovery 37
Geology
Type of rockSiltstone & sandstone Bedrock[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeVia Leenaun village

Naming edit

Irish academic Paul Tempan records that Leenaun hill has also been called "Bunnaviskaun".[2] The peak has been called Leenaun Mountain.[9]

Tempan notes the subsidiary peak of Irish: Búcán, it takes the term "búc" from the dialect word "buc", which means "point" or "summit", and is found in Southern France in mountain names (e.g. Buc Pointu).[2]

Geography edit

Leenaun Hill lies on its own massif in the northeastern sector of the Maumturk range, separated from the central spine of the range by a deep col at 250 metres (820 ft), which is known to hill-walkers of the Maumturks Challenge as the "Col of Despondency". The geology of this massif is derived from siltstone and sandstone, and contrasts sharply with the quartzite and grits of the central spine; while the summits on the massif of Leenaun Hill are grassy with peak hags, in contrast to the rocky ridges of the central spine.[6][7]

A long northwest to southeast grassy ridge runs through Leenaun Hill's massif, with Leenaun Hill lying close to the centre of the ridge. To the northwest are the subsidiary peaks of Meall Cheo (578 metres (1,896 ft)), Irish: An Meall Dubh barr thiar thuaidh, whose prominence of 20 metres (66 ft) qualifies it as an Arderin Beg.[5] Further north lies Leenaun Hill Far North-West Top (556 metres (1,824 ft)), Irish: Meall Dubh i bhfad siar ó thuaidh barr, whose prominence of 28 metres (92 ft) also qualifies it as an Arderin Beg.[5] The most northerly subsidiary peak, and the most northerly peak in the Maumturk range, is Búcán (550 metres (1,800 ft)), meaning "spur", whose prominence of 45 metres (148 ft) qualifies it as an Arderin.[5][8]

To the southwest of Leenaun Hill is a long grassy ridge with the minor subsidiary peak of Taobh Dubh 422 metres (1,385 ft), meaning "black hillside".[5][8]

Across the "Col of Despondency", lies another subsidiary peak of Maumturkmore 422 metres (1,385 ft), also known as Irish: Binn Bhán (meaning "white peak"), whose geology is a complex mix of marbles, metavolcanics, schists, and grits. Immediately to the south of Maumturkmore is the steep "v-shaped" col of Maam Turk, (Irish: Mám Tuirc, meaning "pass of the boar"), from which the entire range bears its name, and south of which lies the quartzite peaks of the central spine of the Maumturks range, starting with Letterbreckaun, the 2nd-highest peak in the range at 667 metres (2,188 ft).[7][8]

Hill walking edit

While the grassy and boggy massif of Leenaun Hill is less appealing to climbers than the rocky peaks of the rest of the Maumturks range, Leenaun Hill and its subsidiary peaks offer well-regarded views of Killary Harbour, Ireland's deepest fjord, and the Mweelrea mountain range.[9]

The most straightforward route to the summit of Leenaun is the 6-kilometre 2–3 hour roundtrip route from the village of Leenaun and back; however, because of its positioning on a high massif, it can also be climbed as an 11-kilometre 4–5 hour loop-route from Leenaun village in the north, summiting to the ridge south of Leenaun Hill, and then turning northwest to summit Leenaun Hill and most of its northerly subsidiary summits before returning to the village.[6][7]

Leenaun Hill is climbed as part of the Maamturks Challenge, a 25-kilometre 10–12 hour walk over the full Maumturks range (from Maam Cross to Leenaun), which is considered one of the "great classic ridge-walks of Ireland",[8][10] but of "extreme grade" due to the circa 7,600 feet of total ascent.[11] Since 1975, the University College Galway Mountaineering Club, has run the annual "Maamturks Challenge Walk" (MCW),[12] and man a checkpoint at Meall Cheo; the summit of Leenaun Hill is optional being southeast of the MCW route as it crosses the "Col of Despondency" from Maumturkmore.[13][14]

Gallery edit

Bibliography edit

  • 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.
  • Paul Phelan (2011). Connemara & Mayo - A Walking Guide: Mountain, Coastal & Island Walks. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848891029.
  • Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216.
  • Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.

See also edit

 
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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Leenaun Hill". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ a b c Paul Phelan (2011). Connemara & Mayo - A Walking Guide: Mountain, Coastal & Island Walks. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848891029. "Route 15: Leenaun Hill
  7. ^ a b c d Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216. "Walk 12–14: Leenaun Hill to Mám Tuirc
  8. ^ a b c d e Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102. "Walk 49: Corcogemore, Mullach Glas, Binn Mhór, Binn Chaonaigh, Binn idir an Dá Log, Letterbreckaun, Leenaun Hill
  9. ^ a b Michael Kelly (7 June 2008). "Beauty scene of Leenane: Leenane Mountain, Co Galway". Retrieved 12 August 2019. If the mists stay away, a walk up Leenane Mountain - or is it a hill? - offers one of the most spectacular panoramas in Ireland, writes Michael Kelly
  10. ^ Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118. Retrieved 1 August 2019. Route 36: The Central Maumturks – South
  11. ^ Paul Phelan (2011). Connemara & Mayo - A Walking Guide: Mountain, Coastal & Island Walks. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848891029. Route 18: Maumeen to Mumahoge
  12. ^ "The Maumturks Challenge". University College Galway Mountaineering Club (UCGMC). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  13. ^ Simon Stewart. "Maumturks Challenge Section 4: Maam Turk to Leenaun". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Maaumturks Challenge: The Route". University College Galway Mountaineering Club (UCGMC). Retrieved 2 August 2019.

External links edit

  • The Maamturks Challenge, University College Galway Mountaineering Club
  • The Maamturks Challenge: Routecard (2015)
  • MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Leenaun Hill
  • 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

January 01, 1970
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Not to be confused with Meall Dubh Leenaun Hill Irish An Meall Dubh meaning black knoll 2 at 618 metres 2 028 ft is the 201st highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale 3 and the 243rd highest peak on the Vandeleur Lynam scale 4 5 Leenaun Hill lies on a massif that overlooks Leenaun village and Killary Harbour and which is at the far northeastern sector of the Maumturks mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway Ireland this massif is connected to the main range via the Col of Despondency 6 Leenaun Hill is the 6th highest mountain in the Maumturks and its grassy massif constructed from sandstone and siltstone contrasts with the rocky ridges and summits constructed from quartzites grits and graphitic of the middle and southern sectors of the range 5 7 8 Leenaun HillIrish An Meall DubhView north to Leenaun Hill from LetterbreckaunHighest pointElevation618 m 2 028 ft 1 Prominence363 m 1 191 ft 1 ListingMarilyn Hewitt Arderin Simm Vandeleur LynamCoordinates53 34 19 N 9 42 00 W 53 572067 N 9 69999 W 53 572067 9 69999 1 NamingEnglish translationBlack knollLanguage of nameIrishGeographyLeenaun HillLocation in IrelandLocationLeenaun County Galway IrelandParent rangeMaumturksOSI OSNI gridL8743259343Topo mapOSi Discovery 37GeologyType of rockSiltstone amp sandstone Bedrock 1 ClimbingEasiest routeVia Leenaun village Contents 1 Naming 2 Geography 3 Hill walking 4 Gallery 5 Bibliography 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksNaming editIrish academic Paul Tempan records that Leenaun hill has also been called Bunnaviskaun 2 The peak has been called Leenaun Mountain 9 Tempan notes the subsidiary peak of Irish Bucan it takes the term buc from the dialect word buc which means point or summit and is found in Southern France in mountain names e g Buc Pointu 2 Geography editLeenaun Hill lies on its own massif in the northeastern sector of the Maumturk range separated from the central spine of the range by a deep col at 250 metres 820 ft which is known to hill walkers of the Maumturks Challenge as the Col of Despondency The geology of this massif is derived from siltstone and sandstone and contrasts sharply with the quartzite and grits of the central spine while the summits on the massif of Leenaun Hill are grassy with peak hags in contrast to the rocky ridges of the central spine 6 7 A long northwest to southeast grassy ridge runs through Leenaun Hill s massif with Leenaun Hill lying close to the centre of the ridge To the northwest are the subsidiary peaks of Meall Cheo 578 metres 1 896 ft Irish An Meall Dubh barr thiar thuaidh whose prominence of 20 metres 66 ft qualifies it as an Arderin Beg 5 Further north lies Leenaun Hill Far North West Top 556 metres 1 824 ft Irish Meall Dubh i bhfad siar o thuaidh barr whose prominence of 28 metres 92 ft also qualifies it as an Arderin Beg 5 The most northerly subsidiary peak and the most northerly peak in the Maumturk range is Bucan 550 metres 1 800 ft meaning spur whose prominence of 45 metres 148 ft qualifies it as an Arderin 5 8 To the southwest of Leenaun Hill is a long grassy ridge with the minor subsidiary peak of Taobh Dubh 422 metres 1 385 ft meaning black hillside 5 8 Across the Col of Despondency lies another subsidiary peak of Maumturkmore 422 metres 1 385 ft also known as Irish Binn Bhan meaning white peak whose geology is a complex mix of marbles metavolcanics schists and grits Immediately to the south of Maumturkmore is the steep v shaped col of Maam Turk Irish Mam Tuirc meaning pass of the boar from which the entire range bears its name and south of which lies the quartzite peaks of the central spine of the Maumturks range starting with Letterbreckaun the 2nd highest peak in the range at 667 metres 2 188 ft 7 8 Hill walking editWhile the grassy and boggy massif of Leenaun Hill is less appealing to climbers than the rocky peaks of the rest of the Maumturks range Leenaun Hill and its subsidiary peaks offer well regarded views of Killary Harbour Ireland s deepest fjord and the Mweelrea mountain range 9 The most straightforward route to the summit of Leenaun is the 6 kilometre 2 3 hour roundtrip route from the village of Leenaun and back however because of its positioning on a high massif it can also be climbed as an 11 kilometre 4 5 hour loop route from Leenaun village in the north summiting to the ridge south of Leenaun Hill and then turning northwest to summit Leenaun Hill and most of its northerly subsidiary summits before returning to the village 6 7 Leenaun Hill is climbed as part of the Maamturks Challenge a 25 kilometre 10 12 hour walk over the full Maumturks range from Maam Cross to Leenaun which is considered one of the great classic ridge walks of Ireland 8 10 but of extreme grade due to the circa 7 600 feet of total ascent 11 Since 1975 the University College Galway Mountaineering Club has run the annual Maamturks Challenge Walk MCW 12 and man a checkpoint at Meall Cheo the summit of Leenaun Hill is optional being southeast of the MCW route as it crosses the Col of Despondency from Maumturkmore 13 14 Gallery edit nbsp Massif of Leenaun Hill with Leenaun village from across Killary Harbour on Ben Gorm nbsp Col of Despondency middle to Letterbreckaun middle with Binn idir an da Log far left nbsp Leenaun Hill as viewed from the cairn at Meall Cheo 578 metres nbsp Leenaun Hill left and Leenaun Far North West Top right from Leenane villageBibliography editMountainViews Online Database Simon Stewart 2013 A Guide to Ireland s Mountain Summits The Vandeleur Lynams amp the Arderins Collins Books ISBN 978 1 84889 164 7 Paul Phelan 2011 Connemara amp Mayo A Walking Guide Mountain Coastal amp Island Walks Collins Press ISBN 978 1848891029 Dillion Paddy 2001 Connemara Collins Rambler s guide Harper Collins ISBN 978 0002201216 Dillion Paddy 1993 The Mountains of Ireland A Guide to Walking the Summits Cicerone ISBN 978 1852841102 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leenaun Hill nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maumturk Mountains Twelve Bens major range in Connemara Mweelrea major range in Killary Harbour Lists of mountains in Ireland Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles List of Marilyns in the British Isles List of Hewitt mountains in England Wales and IrelandReferences edit a b c d Leenaun Hill MountainViews Online Database Retrieved 9 August 2019 a b c Paul Tempan February 2012 Irish Hill and Mountain Names PDF MountainViews ie Simon Stewart October 2018 Arderins Irish mountains of 500 m with a prominence of 30m MountainViews Online Database Simon Stewart October 2018 Vandeleur Lynams Irish mountains of 600 m with a prominence of 15m MountainViews Online Database a b c d e f Mountainviews September 2013 A Guide to Ireland s Mountain Summits The Vandeleur Lynams amp the Arderins Collins Books Cork ISBN 978 1 84889 164 7 a b c Paul Phelan 2011 Connemara amp Mayo A Walking Guide Mountain Coastal amp Island Walks Collins Press ISBN 978 1848891029 Route 15 Leenaun Hill a b c d Dillion Paddy 2001 Connemara Collins Rambler s guide Harper Collins ISBN 978 0002201216 Walk 12 14 Leenaun Hill to Mam Tuirc a b c d e Dillion Paddy 1993 The Mountains of Ireland A Guide to Walking the Summits Cicerone ISBN 978 1852841102 Walk 49 Corcogemore Mullach Glas Binn Mhor Binn Chaonaigh Binn idir an Da Log Letterbreckaun Leenaun Hill a b Michael Kelly 7 June 2008 Beauty scene of Leenane Leenane Mountain Co Galway Retrieved 12 August 2019 If the mists stay away a walk up Leenane Mountain or is it a hill offers one of the most spectacular panoramas in Ireland writes Michael Kelly Fairbairn Helen 2014 Ireland s Best Walks A Walking Guide Collins Press ISBN 978 1848892118 Retrieved 1 August 2019 Route 36 The Central Maumturks South Paul Phelan 2011 Connemara amp Mayo A Walking Guide Mountain Coastal amp Island Walks Collins Press ISBN 978 1848891029 Route 18 Maumeen to Mumahoge The Maumturks Challenge University College Galway Mountaineering Club UCGMC Retrieved 1 August 2019 Simon Stewart Maumturks Challenge Section 4 Maam Turk to Leenaun MountainViews Online Database Retrieved 2 August 2019 Maaumturks Challenge The Route University College Galway Mountaineering Club UCGMC Retrieved 2 August 2019 External links editThe Maamturks Challenge University College Galway Mountaineering Club The Maamturks Challenge Routecard 2015 MountainViews The Irish Mountain Website Leenaun Hill MountainViews Irish Online Mountain Database The Database of British and Irish Hills the largest database of British Isles mountains DoBIH Hill Bagging UK amp Ireland the searchable interface for the DoBIH Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leenaun Hill amp oldid 1174101308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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