Errisbeg

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Errisbeg
Iorras Beag
Gorteen bay - Errisbeg.JPG
A view of Errisbeg from Gurteen Bay.
Highest point
Elevation 300 [1]  m (980 ft)
Prominence 300 m (980 ft)
Listing Marilyn
Coordinates 53°24′0″N9°57′0″W / 53.40000°N 9.95000°W / 53.40000; -9.95000 Coordinates: 53°24′0″N9°57′0″W / 53.40000°N 9.95000°W / 53.40000; -9.95000
Naming
Native nameIoras Beag  (Irish)
Geography
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Errisbeg
OSI/OSNI grid L697401
Topo map OSi Discovery 44

Errisbeg Mountain or Errisbeg (Irish : Iorras Beag) is a hill in Roundstone, County Galway, in the West of Ireland, with a height of 300 m.

The summit has views of both the Roundstone bog and the Atlantic. On a clear day the Aran Islands are visible to the south and Clifden and the Twelve Bens to the North.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "South Connemara". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland . Retrieved 6 February 2015.

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