Information about Benbaun

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Benbaun
Irish Form of Name:
Binn Bán
Translation:
white peak
Civil Parish:
Ballynakill in the barony of Ballynahinch
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Benbaun
Binn Bán
Ben Bawn or Inhabitants
White Mount (Eng.) Inhabitants
Description:
Ben Bawn another of the “twelve pins” is of great height ending almost with a point and covered with a coat of white sand and its sides with large rocks. It is joined on the W. side by Maam na Scolp of considerable height; also Maam na Geehe or Windy Mount, all topped with whitish sand and flags.
Situation:
On the centre of the S. boundary of Kylemore and on Ph. boundary of Ballinakill and Moyruss.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Benbaun is in Kylemore townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Benbaun
Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service
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