Maolán Buí (Irish for "yellow/golden round knoll"), also known by the name Bearna Rua,[2] at 973 metres (3,192 ft) high, is the fifth-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, or the sixth-highest peak in Ireland according to the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Maolán Buí is also known for its narrow north-west spur, called The Bone. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in Kerry.
Maolán Buí
Maolán Buí photographed from the summit of Cnoc an Chuillinn, with Cnoc an Chullinn East Top in the foreground
Looking down the narrow ridge of The Bone and into the Hag's Glen; as seen from the top of Maolan Bui
Maolán Buí is in the eastern part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry, Ireland's highest mountain range. The peak lies on a ridge between Cnoc na Péiste 988 metres (3,241 ft) (to the northeast) and Cnoc an Chuillinn 958 metres (3,143 ft) (to the southwest), which are themselves part of the larger eastern ridge of the Reeks, which includes The Big Gun 939 metres (3,081 ft) and finishes at its far eastern end with Cruach Mhór 932 metres (3,058 ft).[3]
A narrow north-west spur of Maolán Buí called The Bone, not to be confused with the nearby peak that sits on the Beenkeragh Ridge, The Bones 957 metres (3,140 ft), is regarded as a safe escape route from the eastern section of the main MacGillycuddy's Reeks ridge, down into the Hag's Glen and out through Cronin's Yard.[4][3]
Maolán Buí is the 278th-highest mountain in Britain and Ireland on the Simm classification.[5] It is regarded by the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") as one of 34 Furths, which is a mountain above 3,000 ft (914.4 m) in elevation, and meets the other SMC criteria for a Munro (e.g. "sufficient separation"), but which is outside of (or furth) Scotland;[6] which is why Maolán Buí is sometimes referred to as one of the 13 Irish Munros.[7]
^Mountains – Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013.
^"Hill Lists: Furths". Scottish Mountaineering Club. The list of peaks of 3000ft or more within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland outside (furth) of Scotland. There are currently 34 Furths.
^Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN978-1-84889-164-7
External links
MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
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
Logainm: Placenames Database of Ireland
February 19, 2023
maolán, buí, bone, redirects, here, other, uses, bone, disambiguation, irish, yellow, golden, round, knoll, also, known, name, bearna, metres, high, fifth, highest, peak, ireland, arderin, list, sixth, highest, peak, ireland, according, vandeleur, lynam, list,. The Bone redirects here For other uses see Bone disambiguation Maolan Bui Irish for yellow golden round knoll also known by the name Bearna Rua 2 at 973 metres 3 192 ft high is the fifth highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list or the sixth highest peak in Ireland according to the Vandeleur Lynam list Maolan Bui is also known for its narrow north west spur called The Bone It is part of the MacGillycuddy s Reeks in Kerry Maolan BuiMaolan Bui photographed from the summit of Cnoc an Chuillinn with Cnoc an Chullinn East Top in the foregroundHighest pointElevation973 m 1 Prominence38 m 1 ListingFurth Hewitt Arderin Simm Vandeleur LynamCoordinates51 59 41 N 9 42 04 W 51 9946 N 9 7011 W 51 9946 9 7011 Coordinates 51 59 41 N 9 42 04 W 51 9946 N 9 7011 W 51 9946 9 7011GeographyMaolan BuiIrelandLocationCounty Kerry Republic of IrelandParent rangeMacGillycuddy s ReeksOSI OSNI gridV832838Topo mapOSI Discovery 78GeologyMountain typeWell bedded grey sandstone Bedrock Contents 1 Geography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGeography Edit Looking down the narrow ridge of The Bone and into the Hag s Glen as seen from the top of Maolan Bui Maolan Bui is in the eastern part of the MacGillycuddy s Reeks in County Kerry Ireland s highest mountain range The peak lies on a ridge between Cnoc na Peiste 988 metres 3 241 ft to the northeast and Cnoc an Chuillinn 958 metres 3 143 ft to the southwest which are themselves part of the larger eastern ridge of the Reeks which includes The Big Gun 939 metres 3 081 ft and finishes at its far eastern end with Cruach Mhor 932 metres 3 058 ft 3 A narrow north west spur of Maolan Bui called The Bone not to be confused with the nearby peak that sits on the Beenkeragh Ridge The Bones 957 metres 3 140 ft is regarded as a safe escape route from the eastern section of the main MacGillycuddy s Reeks ridge down into the Hag s Glen and out through Cronin s Yard 4 3 Maolan Bui is the 278th highest mountain in Britain and Ireland on the Simm classification 5 It is regarded by the Scottish Mountaineering Club SMC as one of 34 Furths which is a mountain above 3 000 ft 914 4 m in elevation and meets the other SMC criteria for a Munro e g sufficient separation but which is outside of or furth Scotland 6 which is why Maolan Bui is sometimes referred to as one of the 13 Irish Munros 7 Maolan Bui s prominence qualifies it to meet the Arderin classification and the British Isles Simm and Hewitt classifications 5 Maolan Bui does not appear in the MountainViews Online Database 100 Highest Irish Mountains as the prominence threshold is over 100 m 328 ft 1 in 8 See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to MacGillycuddy s Reeks Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maolan Bui Lists of mountains in Ireland List of mountains of the British Isles by height List of Furth mountains in the British IslesReferences Edit a b Maolan Bui at mountainviews ie Accessed on 5 Feb 2013 Tempan Paul February 2012 Irish Hill and Mountain Names PDF MountainViews ie a b Ryan Jim 2006 Carrauntoohil and MacGillycuddy s Reeks A Walking Guide to Ireland s Highest Mountains Collins Press ISBN 978 1905172337 Dillon Paddy 1998 Exploring the South of Ireland Ward Lock ISBN 0 7063 7566 1 a b Cocker Chris Jackson Graham 2018 The Database of British and Irish Hills Database of British and Irish Hills Mountains Key Facts The Munros Corbetts Grahams Donalds amp Furths Archived 2012 08 22 at the Wayback Machine at www smc org uk Accessed on 5 Feb 2013 Hill Lists Furths Scottish Mountaineering Club The list of peaks of 3000ft or more within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland outside furth of Scotland There are currently 34 Furths Mountainviews September 2013 A Guide to Ireland s Mountain Summits The Vandeleur Lynams amp the Arderins Collins Books Cork ISBN 978 1 84889 164 7External links EditMountainViews The Irish Mountain Website 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 Ordnance Survey Ireland OSI Online Map Viewer Logainm Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maolan Bui amp oldid 1094197478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
