Divis
Divis rises to 478 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Divis (; from Irish Dubhais, "black ridge") is a hill and area of sprawling moorland north-west of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. With a height of 1,568 ft (478 m), it is the highest of the Belfast Hills. It is joined with the neighbouring Black Mountain, and in the past they may have been seen as one. Divis transmitting station is on the summit. The mountain extends north to the Antrim Plateau and shares its geology, consisting of a basaltic cover underlain by limestone and lias clay. In 2004 the Divis area and its surrounding mountains were handed over to the National Trust, having been under the control of the Ministry of Defence since 1953. Since then four walking trails have been developed, of varying lengths and taking walkers to different points of interest. These are the Lough, Summit, Heath and Ridge trails.
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Wikidata Q3777361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 478 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Black Hill: 1.5 mi
- Squires Hill: 2.6 mi
- Collin: 3.3 mi
- Cavehill: 3.7 mi
- Ligoniel Dams: 1.5 mi
- rural area: 1.5 mi
- Glencairn Park: 1.6 mi
- Michelle Baird Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Glenbank Park: 1.7 mi
- McCrudden ORawe Jordan Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Belfast Blitz Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Clonard Martyrs Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Shankill Bomb Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Keiran Doherty TD Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Gairdín an Phobail: 1.9 mi
- Glenbryn Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Saint James' Community Farm: 2.8 mi
- Westland Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Suffolk Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Joe The Goal: 2.3 mi
- Mary, Mother of God: 2.3 mi
- Queen Victoria: 2.4 mi
- Hunger Strikers mural: 2.5 mi
- Origin Sculpture: 2.6 mi
- Peace Wall: 2.6 mi
- Belfast City Hall: 3.7 mi
- McArt's Fort: 3.7 mi
- Palm House: 3.9 mi
- Francis Calder Commemorative Fountain: 3.9 mi
- Crumlin Road Gaol: 3.0 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum: 3.7 mi
- Royal Ulster Rifles Museum: 3.7 mi
- Ulster Museum: 3.9 mi
- Bog Meadows: 2.8 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 4.8 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 5.8 mi
- Belshaw's Quarry Nature Reserve: 6.1 mi
- Volunteers' Well: 4.0 mi
- Tobernaveen: 12.6 mi
- Spa Well: 18.4 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 18.4 mi
- Sunday Well: 18.9 mi
- Cuan Beach: 21.2 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 21.4 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Playrock Viewpoint: 23.1 mi
- Clough Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 3.1 mi
- Cave Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 4.4 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 21.1 mi
- Spinkanee: 22.4 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 6.0 mi
- Seapark Beach: 8.2 mi
- Brompton Bay: 13.9 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 14.2 mi
- Browns bay walk: 19.5 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 6.0 mi
- Stepping Stones: 14.7 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Divis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 174° | 534 m | 18.8 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | NNE 12° | 474 m | 16.6 mi |
| Slievenisky | S 174° | 446 m | 19.5 mi |
| Slemish | N 350° | 437.9 m | 18.9 mi |
| Cratlieve | S 179° | 429 m | 19.2 mi |
| Douglas Top | N 354° | 402 m | 17.2 mi |
| Slievegarran | S 175° | 391 m | 20.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 117° | 389 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:50 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:48 | 16:00 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332373083
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