Cavehill
Cavehill rises to 368 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is McArt's Fort, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Cave Hill — or Cavehill — is a rocky hill overlooking the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland, with a height of 368 metres (1,207 ft). It is marked by basalt cliffs and caves, and its distinguishing feature is 'Napoleon's Nose', a tall cliff fancifully said to resemble the profile of the famous emperor of that name. At its highest point are the remains of an ancient promontory fort called McArt's Fort. Cavehill was also historically called 'Ben Madigan' (from Irish: Beann Mhadagáin, "Madagán’s peak"), after a king of Ulster called Madagán. Cave Hill, which is within Cave Hill Country Park, forms part of the Belfast Hills and marks the southeastern edge of the Antrim Plateau. All of Belfast can be seen from its peak, as can the Isle of Man and Scotland on clear days. Like Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, it lies just a few miles from the centre of a major city. Cave Hill is thought to be the inspiration for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Swift imagined that Cave Hill resembled the shape of a sleeping giant safeguarding the city.
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Wikidata Q56693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 368 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McArt's Fort: 0.1 mi
- Malayan Sun Bear: 0.4 mi
- Vicuna: 0.4 mi
- Cheetah: 0.5 mi
- Barnaby lion: 0.5 mi
- McArt's Fort: 0.1 mi
- Collinward: 0.5 mi
- Squires Hill: 1.3 mi
- Carnmoney Hill: 2.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Cave Hill Country Park: 0.2 mi
- Throne Park: 0.8 mi
- Carr's Glen Linear Park: 1.1 mi
- Finlay Park: 1.1 mi
- V36: 1.2 mi
- B-17 WWII Crash Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Belfast Castle: 0.5 mi
- Giants chair: 1.2 mi
- Aluminum Christmas tree: 1.2 mi
- Ruined Farmhouse: 1.9 mi
- Belfast Castle Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Bawnmore Memorial Garden: 1.2 mi
- Westland Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Peas Park Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Glenbryn Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- #RememberMyNoah: 1.0 mi
- Origin Sculpture: 1.1 mi
- The Peace Gate: 1.1 mi
- The Wishing Tree Sculpture: 1.2 mi
- The Mayfly: 1.8 mi
- The White House: 1.8 mi
- Crumlin Road Gaol: 2.7 mi
- Sentry Hill Historic House: 2.9 mi
- Thompson Dock Pump House: 3.0 mi
- Museum At The Mill: 3.2 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 3.2 mi
- Bog Meadows: 4.4 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 6.0 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Belshaw's Quarry Nature Reserve: 9.8 mi
- Volunteers' Well: 0.4 mi
- Tobernaveen: 12.5 mi
- Spa Well: 16.1 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 19.3 mi
- Sunday Well: 19.4 mi
- Cave Hill: 0.2 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 0.6 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 0.8 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 17.9 mi
- Spinkanee: 24.8 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 2.3 mi
- Seapark Beach: 5.1 mi
- Brompton Bay: 10.7 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 11.0 mi
- Browns bay walk: 15.9 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 6.1 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 11.5 mi
- Stepping Stones: 18.1 mi
- Cranny Falls: 24.2 mi
- Cuan Beach: 21.4 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Cavehill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 182° | 534 m | 21.3 mi |
| Divis | SW 227° | 478 m | 3.7 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 3° | 474 m | 13.7 mi |
| Slievenisky | S 181° | 446 m | 21.9 mi |
| Slemish | NNW 340° | 437.9 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cratlieve | S 186° | 429 m | 21.9 mi |
| Douglas Top | NNW 343° | 402 m | 15.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 213° | 389 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:49 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:47 | 16:00 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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