HardCrossing · Dingle

Gleann Tí an Easaigh
Mountains.

A long crossing of the Gleann Tí an Easaigh (Glanteenassig) mountains, over Cnoc an tSráidbhaile (Stradbally) and Binn os Gaoith (Beenoskee). It continues above the corrie loughs to a finish on the far side.

Also known as Glanteenassig.

DISTANCE

15.81km

ASCENT

1,075m

HIGH POINT

828m

My time 7 hr 45 · long mountain crossing GRADE GUIDE ↗

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INTERACTIVE TERRAIN · ACTUAL GPX TRACKACTUAL GPX TRACK

A recorded time is not a planning estimate. Build your own from pace, ascent, ground, weather and daylight.

GPX EMERGENCY

01 · DECIDE

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ELEVATION PROFILE

75 m to 828 m.

Every height on this profile was measured on the walk, not estimated between the ends.

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1,075 m ascent · 1,212 m descent

THE LINE

From Glanteenassig across the Stradbally ridge.

The route begins in Glanteenassig and climbs Stradbally Mountain first, before continuing to Beenoskee. It 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 I know from older maps, before the finish.

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.

Stones have been taken from it 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 walk begins at about 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 route 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.
06FinishThe track ends at about 85 m.

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. I know Diarmuid and Gráinne’s Bed as a rock named on older maps. For Stradbally Mountain and Beenoskee as a return walk from the north, see the Killiney Cross route.

Forecast for around 800 m

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NOW

WIND

TODAY’S PEAK RAIN CHANCE

PLANNING FORECAST · AROUND 800 M

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DAYLIGHT PLAN

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

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.

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

My photographs.

10 photographsSwipe and tap to enlarge from the walk · 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

03 · GO

Getting there.

Start well.

ROUTE NOTES REVIEWED 10 AUGUST 2026

STARTGlanteenassig

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The walk starts in Glanteenassig and finishes at another point inside the park, about a kilometre away. I used two cars. If you’d rather walk it as a loop, plan and navigate the connecting paths yourself: they aren’t in my track, distance or time. Glanteenassig has restricted opening hours, so confirm current access, parking and closing times before leaving.

ROUTE FILE

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The original GPX, exactly as walked. Load it into your watch, phone or offline mapping before you leave signal.

Track, time and heights come from my own route files. They cover the crossing only, not the paths that would make it a loop.

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

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Confirm the download when your browser asks, then open the file from your browser’s downloads and your mapping app will offer to take it. HiiKER and Garmin Explore both do; the route loads on HiiKER’s free tier, though its EastWest mapping of the Irish uplands is a paid layer. Onto a watch: import the GPX into Garmin Connect, Komoot or Strava and send it to the device from there.