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Mourne Mountains West

Beanna Boirche Thiar

Mourne Mountains West is a townland in Down. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationMourne Mountains West54.10637° N · 6.10204° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

binnpeak, cliff

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Beanna Boirche Thiar · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Mourne Mountains West · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Down
Barony
Mourne
Civil parish
Kilkeel
Coordinates
54.10637, -6.10204
Mapped area
16.52 km²
Logainm ID
67052 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Mourne Mountains West. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.