Beenoskee

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title: "Beenoskee" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hewitts-of-ireland", "marilyns-of-ireland", "mountains-and-hills-of-county-kerry", "gaeltacht-places-in-county-kerry", "mountains-under-1000-metres"] description: "Mountain in County Kerry, Ireland" topic_path: "geography/ireland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beenoskee" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in County Kerry, Ireland ::

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Field	Value
name	Beenoskee
photo	Beenoskee and Stradbally Mountain.jpg
elevation_m	826
elevation_ref
prominence_m	491
prominence_ref
listing	Hewitt, Marilyn
native_name	ga
translation	peak above the wind/estuary
language	Irish
location	Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
range	Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula
coordinates
coordinates_ref
map	island of Ireland
map_relief	yes
map_caption	Location in Ireland
grid_ref_Ireland	Q580088
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| name = Beenoskee | photo = Beenoskee and Stradbally Mountain.jpg | photo_caption = | photo_size = | elevation_m = 826 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 491 | prominence_ref = | listing = Hewitt, Marilyn | native_name = ga | translation = peak above the wind/estuary | language = Irish | location = Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland | range = Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | map = island of Ireland | map_relief = yes | map_caption =Location in Ireland | grid_ref_Ireland = Q580088 | topo = Beenoskee or Benoskee () is a mountain on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It rises to 826 m and is the highest of the 'Central Dingle' Mountains.

Geography

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Beenoskee is part of the Dingle Mountains, and is the highest of the "Central Dingle" group and the 28th highest in Ireland. The mountain overlooks Brandon Bay, to its north. It is in the Gaeltacht.

Beenoskee's neighbouring peak is known as Stradbally Mountain, which is slightly lower at 798 m. Between the two peaks is a small lake called Lough Acummeen (Loch an Choimín), which sits at a height of 816 m.

Name

Beenoskee is an anglicised spelling; the mountain is called Binn os Gaoith in Irish. Researcher Paul Tempan writes: "this name is locally understood to mean 'mountain above the wind', but as wind speeds tend only to increase the more height one gains, one has to ask what this could possibly mean". He suggests that it could have originally meant 'mountain above the estuary'; gaoth historically had this meaning, and is found in a few placenames such as Gaoth Dobhair.

In 1841, the Ordnance Survey recorded the mountain's name as Beniskehaun and Beann na Scaoith, while variants such as Beann na Scaioth, Binn o Scaoith, and other, also existed.

Plane crash

On 19 December 1944 (or 20 December depending on the source), at 3 am, a RAF airplane crashed into Beenoskee, killing all 9 members of the crew.

References

References

1. "Beenoskee".
2. "Binn os Gaoith/Beenoskee".
3. "Ordnance Survey Ireland - Online map viewer".
4. (2010). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names".
5. "Beenoskee".
6. "Binn os Gaoith". Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.
7. (September 10, 2014). "First Nazis Interred in Ireland had crashed into Mt Brandon". Kerryman.
8. "Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5B Catalina on Mt Beenoskee: 9 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives.

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