An Bhinn Bhui [Benwee Head]

About An Bhinn Bhui [Benwee Head]

This dramatic North Mayo headland offers a spectacular coastal experience. Rising from the Atlantic as a series of sheer 250-metre cliffs, the summit plateau is a mix of bog and heath. It provides a wild, windswept walk with views stretching across Broadhaven Bay towards the remote Stags of Broadhaven sea stacks.

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• •Derived from the Irish An Bhinn Bhuí, the name translates as 'The Yellow Peak' or 'Yellow Cliff,' likely a reference to the golden-hued lichen or the specific tone of the rock face when illuminated by the evening sun.
• •From the 255-metre summit, the most striking sight is the Stags of Broadhaven, a cluster of four jagged sea stacks rising sharply from the Atlantic roughly three kilometres to the north.
• •The hill forms a key part of the Ceathrú Thaidhg cliff walk, where the terrain transitions from typical Mayo blanket bog to some of the highest and most vertical sea cliffs on the Irish mainland.
• •Despite its modest height, the headland is significant enough to be classified as a Marilyn, meaning it has a drop of at least 150 metres on all sides—though on the northern side, that drop is quite literally a straight plunge into the ocean.