Binn Fraoigh is a 638-metre (2,093 ft) Hewitt in Galway, the island of Ireland. It is also known as Benfree. It lies in the The Twelve Bens area (Twelve Bens). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 55 m. It is also on the Simm list.
| Height | 638 m / 2,093 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 55 m |
| Classifications | Simm, Hewitt |
| Region | The Twelve Bens |
| County | Galway |
| Country | The island of Ireland |
| OS grid reference | L7776354411 |
| Latitude / longitude | 53.525629, -9.843939 |
| Summit feature | no feature 7m ENE of cairn |
Plan a walk up Binn Fraoigh
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Binn Fraoigh and works out distance, ascent and difficulty as you plot. Download the map pack for The Twelve Bens before you set off and it works with no signal. Record your track on the day, and logging the summit ticks it off your Hewitts list.
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Hills near Binn Fraoigh
Other listed hills within 6 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benbaun | 729 m | Hewitt | 0.9 km |
| Mucanacht | 655 m | Hewitt | 1.1 km |
| An Chailleach | 634 m | Hewitt | 2.4 km |
| An Bhinn Dubh | 697 m | Hewitt | 2.5 km |
| Binn Bhraoin | 692 m | Hewitt | 3.0 km |
| Binn Gabhar | 665 m | Hewitt | 3.8 km |
| Binn an Choire | 711 m | Hewitt | 4.0 km |
| Binn Doire Chlair | 675 m | Hewitt | 5.0 km |
See the full list of Hewitts, or read about every hill classification BaggedIt tracks.
Hill data from the Database of British and Irish Hills, licensed under CC BY 4.0.