Baunreaghcong
Appearance
Baunreaghcong | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 509 m (1,670 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 74[1] m (243 ft) |
Coordinates | 53°5′1.69″N 7°30′46.701″W / 53.0838028°N 7.51297250°W |
Naming | |
Native name | Bán Riabhach Conga |
Geography | |
Location | County Laois, Ireland |
Parent range | Slieve Bloom Mountains |
Topo map | OSi 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Baunreaghcong, mountainviews.ie
- ^ "Bán Riabhach Conga". Logainm: Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 20 June 2023.