Maumfin [Mam Fionn]

About Maumfin [Mam Fionn]

Rising above the Renvyle Peninsula, this modest coastal height punches above its weight as a Marilyn. The terrain is typical Connemara rough grazing and rocky outcrops. From its summit, the jagged skyline of the Twelve Bens provides a dramatic backdrop to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean and Inishbofin dominate the western horizon.

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• •The name translates from the Irish 'Mam Fionn', meaning 'Fair Pass', likely referring to the ancient transit routes that skirted the base of the hill rather than the summit itself.
• •Despite its diminutive height of 172 metres, it qualifies as a Marilyn because it is the highest point on its peninsula, separated from the interior mountains by low-lying bogland.
• •The summit offers an exceptional coastal perspective, looking directly across the mouth of Killary Harbour to the massive south face of Mweelrea, Connacht’s highest mountain.
• •It serves as an excellent vantage point for spotting the offshore islands of Inishbofin and Inishark, which appear as low silhouettes against the Atlantic to the west.
• •For those who find the nearby Twelve Bens a little too vertical for their liking, Maumfin offers the same Atlantic air with significantly less risk of vertigo.