Beann South Top

About Beann South Top

Rising to 638 metres on the southern side of the Iveragh Peninsula, this rugged Hewitt offers a high-altitude experience away from the busier Kerry tourist tracks. Part of the broader Beann massif near Scrahanagaur, the summit provides a wild, weather-beaten atmosphere typical of the remote uplands overlooking the Atlantic coast.

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• •The name originates from the Irish word 'Binn', meaning a peak or a horn, which aptly describes the sharp, glaciated profile of many hills in this part of Kerry.
• •This summit is usually reached as part of a high-level circuit involving the slightly higher main peak of Beann to the north and the neighbouring Coomura.
• •The summit offers an earned view south over the Sneem River valley toward the Caha Mountains and the waters of the Kenmare River.
• •As a Hewitt, it is part of a select list of peaks in Ireland and the UK that stand over two thousand feet high with a minimum prominence of thirty metres.
• •Like many 'South Tops' in the region, its distinct identity is largely a matter for map-makers; to the average walker, it is simply a very high and frequently very damp place to stand.