Baunreaghcong

Baunreaghcong
Summit pond
Highest point
Elevation509 m (1,670 ft)[1]
Prominence74[1] m (243 ft)
Coordinates53°5′1.69″N 7°30′46.701″W / 53.0838028°N 7.51297250°W / 53.0838028; -7.51297250
Naming
Native nameBán Riabhach Conga
Geography
Baunreaghcong is located in island of Ireland
Baunreaghcong
Baunreaghcong
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Laois, Ireland
Parent rangeSlieve Bloom Mountains
Topo mapOSi Discovery 54
Geology
Mountain type(s)Sandstone, grit and claystone

Baunreaghcong (Irish: Bán Riabhach Conga, meaning 'narrow brindled pasture')[2] is a mountain in County Laois, Ireland. Baunreaghcong stands at a height of 509 metres (1,670 feet).

Geography

Baunreaghcong is the third-highest mountain in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the 543rd-highest summit in Ireland. It is the second-highest mountain in Laois after Arderin, which is also in County Offaly, making Baunreaghcong the highest mountain fully in Laois.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Baunreaghcong, mountainviews.ie
  2. ^ "Bán Riabhach Conga". Logainm: Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 20 June 2023.


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