Hills of Galway
Galway (Ireland) has 13 summits in this register, out of 130 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Benbaun at 729 m; the median height is 665 m and the median drop 276 m.
On the lists: Hewitts 13 · Marilyns 13 · County tops 1
Galway in brief
Its highest hill, Benbaun, ranks 36th of the 104 register hills in Ireland. The median hill here is 25 m lower than the Ireland median of 690 m. For two of its 13 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, such as Benbaun, whose nearest higher summit is Mweelrea. All 13 are Hewitts. Two have a trig point at or by the summit.
Most prominent
Greatest drop above the key col.
Most isolated
Distance to the nearest higher summit.
All 13 hills by height
| No. | Hill | Height | Drop | Lists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benbaun | 729 m | 686 m | Hewitts, Marilyns, County tops | Drop 686 m |
| 2 | Bencorr | 711 m | 305 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 305 m |
| 3 | Barrslievenaroy | 702 m | 629 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 629 m |
| 4 | Bencollaghduff | 697 m | 203 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 203 m |
| 5 | Benbreen | 692 m | 235 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 235 m |
| 6 | Letterbreckaun | 668 m | 325 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 325 m |
| 7 | Binn Gabhar | 665 m | 194 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 194 m |
| 8 | Binn Mhor | 660.6 m | 408 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 408 m |
| 9 | Muckanaght | 655 m | 181 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 181 m |
| 10 | Devilsmother | 645 m | 276 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 276 m |
| 11 | Bencullagh | 634 m | 158 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 158 m |
| 12 | Leenaun Hill | 616 m | 361 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 361 m |
| 13 | Corcogemore | 610.1 m | 225.8 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 225.8 m |
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Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6, CC BY 4.0; counties as recorded in the database. Our own calculations.