Garraun (Galway)
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Not to be confused with Garraunbaun.
For other uses, see Garraun (disambiguation).
Garraun (Irish: Maolchnoc, meaning 'bald hill')[2] at 598 metres (1,962 ft), is the 224th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] however, while it is just short of the elevation threshold of 600-metres for other classifications (e.g. Vandeleur-Lynam, and Hewitt), it does have the prominence to be a Marilyn.[4][5] Garraun lies on an isolated massif near the mouth of Killary Harbour at the far north sector of the Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex Special Area of Conservation in the Connemara National Park in County Galway.[6] The southern slopes are a scenic backdrop to Kylemore Abbey and Kylemore Lough.[7][5]
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Garraun | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 598 m (1,962 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 553 m (1,814 ft)[1] |
Listing | Marilyn, Arderin |
Coordinates | 53°35′05″N 9°51′45″W[1] |
Naming | |
Native name | Maolchnoc |
English translation | bald peak |
Geography | |
Location | County Galway, Ireland |
Parent range | Twelve Bens SAC |
OSI/OSNI grid | L7670861036 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 37 |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Schists, grits, metavolcanics, mylonitic Bedrock[1] |
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