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Errisbeg | |
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Iorras Beag | |
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 Coordinates: 53°24′0″N9°57′0″W / 53.40000°N 9.95000°W |
Naming | |
Native name | Ioras Beag (Irish) |
Geography | |
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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