It rises to 373 metres (1,224 ft) above sea level and is mainly composed of sandstone, limestone and shale.

A section of the Ulster Way formerly passed around the side of Benaughlin, within 300 m of the summit until it was revised in 2009 and now instead ascends from Florencecourt.

[2] The hill was originally called Binn Eachlabhra, which is thought to mean "peak of the speaking horse".

He is said to dwell in the mountain, and it was believed that whenever any of his real descendants die, a shard falls off its rocky face.

[5] The blanket bog which covers Benaughlin was used as a source of fuel for the wealthy landowners in the area who lived in the nearby stately home of Florence Court.