Diamond Hill, Connemara National Park

Name: Diamond Hill
Address: Connemara National Park, Ireland

#1 among attractions in Connemara National Park

Natural attraction, Mountain

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Diamond Hill or Bengooria is an isolated peak overlooking the village of Letterfrack, in the northwest corner of the Twelve Bens in Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. At only 442 metres, it does not rank as an Arderin, or a Vandeleur-Lynam; however, it has the prominence to rank as a Marilyn. Diamond Hill is It lies just west of Knockbrack and the small massif of Benbrack, and looks into the Polladirk valley, around which several major Bens are located. Despite its moderate size and isolation, Diamond Hill is a popular peak with tourists due to its paths and boarded mountain trail, and relative ease of access, together with well-regarded views of the core Twelve Bens range, and western Connemara. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1450 ftProminence: 909 ftCoordinates: 53°32'55"N, 9°54'56"W

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Diamond Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kylemore Abbey, Kylemore Lough, Connemara Heritage and History Centre, Benbaun.

$kylemore abbey letterfrack$ 1.4 miNE
Historical place, Monastery, Gothic Revival architecture
Kylemore Abbey, Letterfrack
36 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Connemara countryside in County Galway, Ireland, Kylemore Abbey is a stunning example of romantic architecture and the resilience of spiritual devotion. This historic monastery, situated on the edge of a serene lake, is surrounded by lush...
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kylemore Lough
69 min walk • Kylemore Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
4.8 miS
Museum
Connemara Heritage and History Centre
122 min walk • The Connemara Heritage and History Centre, also called Dan O'Hara's Homestead, is an open-air museum in the village of Lettershea, near the town of Clifden, County Galway, in the Connemara region, Ireland. It was established in the late 1980s.
3.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Benbaun, Connemara National Park
100 min walk • Benbaun at 729 metres, is the 72nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 88th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
4.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Fee
117 min walk • Lough Fee is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
$tully mountain letterfrack$ 4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tully Mountain, Letterfrack
113 min walk • Letter Hill is a large hill near the coast to the north-west of Letterfrack in County Galway, Ireland. It is 356 m high and been listed as a Special Area of Conservation.
5.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bencorr
148 min walk • Bencorr at 711 metres, is the 82nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 102nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Bencorr is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in Galway, Ireland.
5.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Twelve Bens
140 min walk • The Twelve Bens or Twelve Pins, also called the Benna Beola is a mountain range of mostly sharp-peaked quartzite summits and ridges in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, in the west of Ireland.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bencollaghduff
124 min walk • Bencollaghduff at 696 metres, is the 93rd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 115th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Garraun
77 min walk • Garraun at 598 metres, is the 224th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, however, while it is just short of the elevation threshold of 600-metres for other classifications, it does have the prominence to be a Marilyn.
6.7 miNE
Nature, Fjord
Killary Harbour, Leenane
170 min walk • Killary Harbour or Killary Fjord is a fjord or fjard on the west coast of Ireland, in northern Connemara. To its north is County Mayo and the mountains of Mweelrea and Ben Gorm; to its south is County Galway and the Maumturk Mountains.