HardCrossing · Dingle · recorded

Beenoskee from
Glanteenassig.

A long recorded point-to-point crossing from Glanteenassig, climbing Stradbally Mountain before Beenoskee and continuing across the high ground above the corrie loughs.

Also known as Binn os Gaoith.

DISTANCE

15.81km

ASCENT

1,075m

HIGH POINT

828m

Rob’s recorded time 7 hr 45 · long mountain crossing · 27,911 recorded track points GRADE GUIDE ↗

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INTERACTIVE TERRAIN · ACTUAL GPX TRACKACTUAL GPX TRACK

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DECIDE HAZARDS GO

GPX EMERGENCY

ONE · BEFORE YOU COMMIT

Is this your day?

The grade, the hazards, the forecast and the ground the route actually crosses. Everything you need to decide whether to go at all.

WEATHER AT A GLANCE

Forecast for around 800 m

Approx. 800 m

NOWReading the forecast

WINDReading the forecast

TODAY’S PEAK RAIN CHANCEReading the forecast

Forecast. This is a modelled estimate for this route’s high ground; conditions can differ sharply across the mountain. Detailed planning guidance follows. Derived from Open-Meteo forecast data ↗.

RECORDED ELEVATION

75 m to 828 m.

The profile follows the supplied GeoJSON and its recorded elevation at every point.

828 m75 m

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0 km1,075 m ascent · 1,212 m descent15.81 km

THE LINE

From Glanteenassig across the Stradbally ridge.

The recording begins in Glanteenassig and climbs Stradbally Mountain first, before continuing to Beenoskee. The route then crosses towards Cú Chulainn’s House and Cummeen, with corrie loughs below and wide views across Brandon Bay and the Maharees. The descent passes the rock known as Diarmuid and Gráinne’s Bed, which Rob identifies from older maps, before reaching the recorded finish. Rob used two cars for this crossing. A longer loop can be completed on foot using the connecting paths, but that return is not part of this GPX.

Tigh Chúchulainn

Cú Chulainn’s House, Tigh Chúchulainn, is a cairn. It is about twelve metres across and two metres high, with a drystone retaining wall still standing to a metre and a quarter around its western half. The recorded route passes it.

It has been taken from since. Sheep shelters and folds are built around its base out of its own stones, and the survey suggests the Ordnance Survey station on its summit may have been raised the same way. It is the easternmost of two cairns set about a kilometre and a half apart along the ridge that divides Glanteenassig from the Anascaul valley.

Binn os Gaoith

The mountain is Binn os Gaoith. Binn is a peak; the rest of the name the Placenames Database leaves open, marking the Irish form non-validated and offering no translation. What the archive does hold is the sound of it, in phonetic recordings of local speakers saying the name, made between 1952 and 1971.

01Glanteenassig startThe recording begins at approximately 218 m and gains height quickly above the forest valley.
02Stradbally MountainThe route climbs Stradbally Mountain first, reaching exposed ground above the forest and corrie loughs.
03BeenoskeeThe crossing continues to Beenoskee, reaching approximately 828 m with Brandon Bay and the Maharees opening out to the north.
04Cú Chulainn’s House → CummeenThe recorded line follows the high ground across Cú Chulainn’s House towards Cummeen.
05Diarmuid and Gráinne’s BedThe descent passes Diarmuid and Gráinne’s Bed before leaving the higher mountain ground.
06Recorded finishThe supplied track ends at approximately 85 m. From here, use the arranged transport or the independently planned path return.

Cú Chulainn’s House is Archaeological Survey record KE045-001, in the townlands of Ballynahunt and Glanteenassig, described from J. Cuppage, Corca Dhuibhne: Dingle Peninsula Archaeological Survey (Ballyferriter, 1986), no. 217. The Survey classes the cairn as unclassified and offers no date for it, and nothing in the record connects it to Cú Chulainn beyond the name it carries. The line of the recorded track was measured against the published coordinate. Binn os Gaoith and the 1952–1971 recordings are from the Placenames Database, which marks the Irish form non-validated. Rob identifies Diarmuid and Gráinne’s Bed as a rock named on older maps.

PLANNING FORECAST · AROUND 800 M

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RECENT RAINFALL · LIKELY GROUND

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RAIN, GUST & VISIBILITY WINDOW

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BEST HIKING WINDOW

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DAYLIGHT PLAN

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MET ÉIREANN · KERRY

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HAZARDS & OPTIONSKnow the commitment.

This is a long point-to-point crossing with more than 1,000 metres of recorded ascent.

The exposed ridge can become serious in strong wind, cloud or poor visibility.

Steep rocky ground surrounds the corrie loughs and needs a wide safety margin.

Lower ground can be wet, boggy and slow after rain.

The recorded line does not return to the start. Arrange transport or independently plan the longer path return before setting out.

Before committing to the high ridge, return towards Glanteenassig if conditions deteriorate. Once on the crossing, avoid improvised descents into the steep corries and use only a line you can navigate confidently.

FROM THE MOUNTAIN

Rob’s photographs.

10 photographsSwipe and tap to enlarge from the recorded day · select to enlarge

Lough Acummeen beneath a steep rocky ridge with Brandon Bay beyond — 01Lough Acummeen below the ridge

A wide view from Beenoskee across Brandon Bay, the Maharees and the Atlantic — 02Brandon Bay from the high ground

A hillwalker standing on a rocky outcrop above Glanteenassig with Brandon Bay beyond — 03Above the Glanteenassig valley

A corrie lough below the grassy crest with the Maharees stretching into the Atlantic — 04High above the lough

A close view into the corrie lough with the long curve of Brandon Bay beyond — 05Lough and coastline

A mountain lough enclosed by steep ground beneath a clear blue sky — 06Across the corrie

The summit cairn on Beenoskee with the Dingle mountains beyond — 07Beenoskee summit

Cú Chulainn’s House with a line of upright stones crossing the hillside and mountain ridges behind — 08Cú Chulainn’s House

A hillwalker crossing the ridge above a corrie lough and Brandon Bay — 09Walking above the lough

A weathered upright stone looking over farmland towards the Atlantic — 10Towards the coast

TWO · YOU’VE DECIDED

Getting there.

Where it starts, the recorded file, and the checks worth making before you leave the house.

PLAN THE GROUND

ROUTE NOTES REVIEWED 10 AUGUST 2026

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RECORDED STARTGlanteenassig

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The recording starts in Glanteenassig and finishes at a different point on the far side of the route. Rob used two cars on the recorded day. If completing it as a walking loop, plan and navigate the connecting paths independently because they are not included in the supplied track, distance or time. Glanteenassig has restricted opening hours, so confirm current access, parking and closing times before leaving.

ROUTE FILE

Take the recorded route with you.

27,911 recorded track points, exactly as walked. Load it into your watch, phone or offline mapping before you leave signal.

Track geometry, recorded time and elevation come from the supplied route files. The GPX is a point-to-point recording. The paths that can close it into a longer walking loop are not included in the displayed track, distance or time.

Download original GPXbeenoskee-from-glanteenassig.gpx · as recorded GeoJSON KML

Onto a watch: import the GPX into Garmin Connect, Komoot or Strava and send it to the device from there. On a phone, the Garmin Explore and OS Maps apps take the file straight from the share sheet.

BEFORE YOU GO