Английская Википедия:Garraun (Galway)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Other uses Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Infobox mountain Garraun (Шаблон:Irish place name) at Шаблон:Convert, is the 224th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, however, while it is just short of the elevation threshold of 600-metres for other classifications (e.g. Vandeleur-Lynam, and Hewitt), it does have the prominence to be a Marilyn. Garraun lies on an isolated massif near the mouth of Killary Harbour at the far north sector of the Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex Special Area of Conservation in the Connemara National Park in County Galway. The southern slopes are a scenic backdrop to Kylemore Abbey and Kylemore Lough.

Naming

Irish academic Paul Tempan notes that Garraun is clearly a name of Irish origin, either from Шаблон:Lang-ga, meaning "grove", or more likely from Шаблон:Lang-ga, meaning "fang"; while the summit is flat, the eastern ridge leading to it is sharp enough to have merited such a name.

Tim Robinson notes that Шаблон:Lang-ga, meaning "bald hill", is the more common name in the area; it more correctly describes the shape of the summit of Garraun; while Шаблон:Lang-ga likely refers to the sharp eastern ridge that descends to Lough Fee.

Tempan notes that the townland on the south slopes of Garraun South Top, that runs to Kylemore Lough, is called "Lemnaheltia" (Шаблон:Lang-ga, meaning "the doe's leap"), and this name appears on Mercator's map of Ireland (1595) as Dosleape for the mountain (or the cliffs below the summit). A legend tells of Fionn Mac Cumhail's dog Bran, who pursued a doe in this area, however, when the doe leapt from the summit, Bran fell from the cliff into the lake. Many Irish places claim variations of this story, including "Lough Brin" (Шаблон:Lang-ga, meaning "Bran's lake") south of the MacGillycuddy Reeks, in County Kerry.

Geography

Garraun is a flat featureless summit that lies on its own isolated massif close to the entrance to Killary Harbour, Ireland's largest fjord, and is part of the Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex special area of conservation in Connemara; the Garraun massif is considered part of the Twelve Bens mountain range.

To the west of Garraun, via a high ridge, is the subsidiary peak of Garraun South Top Шаблон:Convert, which overlooks Kylemore Lough, and whose prominence of Шаблон:Convert qualifies it as an Arderin. Further west, is the sharp summit of Garraun South-West Top Шаблон:Convert, whose prominence of Шаблон:Convert qualifies it as an Arderin Beg. Garraun South-West Top is marked "Altnagaighera" (or "ravine of the sheep"), on some maps. Altnagaighera is noted for its conglomerate Tors that are scattered around its summit.

Further southwest again, lies the double-top summit of Doughruagh Шаблон:Convert (Шаблон:Lang-ga, meaning "black stack"), which directly overlooks Kylemore Abbey (and thus features in photographs and paintings of the abbey), and whose prominence of Шаблон:Convert qualifies it as an Arderin, and a Marilyn. Half-way up the south face of Doughraugh, on very steep ground, is a statue of the Sacred Heart, erected in 1932 by the Benedictine nuns of Kylemore Abbey, in thanks for their safe delivery from their previous home in Ypres in Belgium, which they had to abandon during World War One.

East of Garraun is a long sharp spur (which Tempan thinks was probably Шаблон:Lang-ga), leading to Lough Fee. To the north of Garraun is Benchoona Шаблон:Convert (Шаблон:Lang-ga, meaning "peak of Cuanna"), whose prominence of Шаблон:Convert qualifies it as an Arderin. Benchoona has a subsidiary peak, Benchoona East Top Шаблон:Convert, whose prominence of Шаблон:Convert qualifies it as an Arderin Beg. Robert Macfarlane described Benchoona's summit as "a rough broken tableland of flat rocks, perhaps a quarter of an acre in area, and planed smooth by the old ice".

Garraun has two satellite peaks. To the east, across Lough Fee, is the isolated peak of Letterettrin Шаблон:Convert (Шаблон:Lang-ga, meaning "hillside of furrows"), which is also called Шаблон:Lang-ga (meaning "big peak"; not to be confused with Binn Mhór in the Maumturks range), and whose prominence of Шаблон:Convert qualifies it as a Marilyn. To the west is Currywongaun Шаблон:Convert (Шаблон:Lang-ga, meaning "Uí Mhongáin's round or pointed hill").

Hill walking

The most straightforward route to climb Gaurran is via its sharp east spur at Lough Fee; the 5-kilometre 2.5-hour round trip uses the car-park at the distinctively roofed Creeragh Church, off the N59 road.

Another recommended trail is the 9-kilometre 4-hour Lettergesh Loop or Benchoona Horseshoe, that starts from Lettergesh Beach in the car-park at Carrickglass (L737 630), taking the path to Cloonagh (Шаблон:Lang-ga), and climbing a loop around Benchoona, Garraun, and Garraun South-West Top (or Altnagaighera) before returning via Cloonagh.

Various other 8-10 kilometre 4-5 hour routes, take in the summit of Doughruagh, and the shores of Kylemore Lough and Pollacappul Lough, in a loop with Garraun and Altnagaighera.

Gallery

• Garraun (left and centre) and Benchoona (right) as viewed from the N59 road in the east

  Garraun (left and centre) and Benchoona (right) as viewed from the N59 road in the east

• Summit of Benchoona viewed from the east

  Summit of Benchoona viewed from the east

• Garraun South-West Top (also called Altnagaighera)

  Garraun South-West Top (also called Altnagaighera)

• Doughruagh, Kylemore Abbey, and the Garraun massif behind, viewed from Diamond Hill

  Doughruagh, Kylemore Abbey, and the Garraun massif behind, viewed from Diamond Hill

Bibliography

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See also

• Twelve Bens
• Mweelrea, major range in Killary Harbour
• Maumturks, major range in Connemara
• List of Irish counties by highest point
• Lists of mountains in Ireland
• List of Marilyns in the British Isles

External links

• MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Garraun
• MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
• The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
• Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH