Slieve Donard
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Slieve Donard rises to 849 m. Slieve Commedagh stands 767 m to the northwest, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Rock, a cliff 0.5 miles away.
The story
Slieve Donard ( SLEEV DON-ərd; from Irish Sliabh Dónairt, meaning 'Dónairt's mountain') is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, the highest in Ulster, and the seventh-highest in Ireland, with a height of 850 metres (2,790 ft). The tallest of the Mourne Mountains, it is near the town of Newcastle on the eastern coast of County Down, overlooking the Irish Sea. It is also the tallest mountain in the northern half of Ireland. The Mourne Wall – built in the early 20th century – runs up the western and southern slopes of the mountain, joining a small stone tower at the summit. Also on the summit are the remains of two ancient burial cairns, one of which is the remains of the highest known passage tomb in Ireland. In Irish mythology the mountain was associated with the mythical figures Boirche and Slángha. It was later associated with, and named after, Saint Donard, who was said to have made the summit his hermitage. Up until the 1830s, people would climb the mountain as part of a yearly pilgrimage, which may have originally been a Lughnasadh (harvest) ritual. Royal Engineers camped on the summit for four months in 1826 as part of the Ordnance Survey's Principal Triangulation.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q550163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 849 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Crossone: 0.6 mi
- Thomas's Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Slieve Commedagh: 0.9 mi
- Leganabruchan: 1.0 mi
- Millstone Mountain: 1.1 mi
- The Smuggler's Head: 2.0 mi
- Cone of Light: 2.1 mi
- Global Journeys: 2.1 mi
- Midnight Tentacles: 2.2 mi
- Starita: 2.3 mi
- Donard Park: 2.0 mi
- Castle Park: 2.4 mi
- Annalong Marine Park: 5.0 mi
- Harrison Vista: 5.9 mi
- Castlewellan Forest Park: 6.0 mi
- Ice House: 5.8 mi
- Castlewellan Castle: 6.0 mi
- Kilcoo Church (ruins): 6.0 mi
- Moorish Tower: 6.3 mi
- Tea House: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 0.5 mi
- Annalong Buttress: 0.7 mi
- The Castles: 0.8 mi
- Slieve Beg: 1.1 mi
- Upper Cove: 1.3 mi
- Quarter Road Pic Area: 4.0 mi
- The Rock Amenity Site: 4.2 mi
- Twelve Arches Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- Dundrum Inner Bay: 5.3 mi
- Greenbanks picnic site: 6.2 mi
- The Starks Find Direwolf Pups: 2.9 mi
- The Wildling Pit: 3.2 mi
- Black Rock: 6.6 mi
- Ser Arlan's Grave: 7.1 mi
- Mount Panther Farm Park: 7.4 mi
- Tollymore Arboretum: 3.2 mi
- The Annesley Garden: 6.0 mi
- Spring Garden: 6.0 mi
- Scented Garden: 6.1 mi
- Winter Garden: 6.1 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 7.3 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 14.0 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 14.0 mi
- St James Well: 14.3 mi
- Toberasool: 14.4 mi
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 3.2 mi
- Murlough Nature Reserve: 4.4 mi
- Murlough National Nature Reserve: 5.2 mi
- Bohill Nature Reserve: 11.6 mi
- Hollymount Forest nature reserve: 11.8 mi
- Carriage Gallery: 12.8 mi
- St. Patricks Visitor Centre: 13.0 mi
- Down County Museum: 13.1 mi
- Greenore Railway Museum: 13.4 mi
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 16.8 mi
- Tyrella Beach: 8.9 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 10.5 mi
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 11.9 mi
- Gilpin Harbour: 16.9 mi
- Mill Quarter Beach: 18.1 mi
- Black Stairs: 1.0 mi
- Stepping Stones: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Slieve Donard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Commedagh | NW 310° | 767 m | 0.9 mi |
| Slieve Binnian | SW 222° | 745.9 m | 3.6 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh | W 276° | 739 m | 2.8 mi |
| Slievelamagan | WSW 242° | 702.2 m | 2.1 mi |
| Slieve Meelbeg | W 274° | 701.9 m | 3.5 mi |
| Slieve Meelmore | WNW 281° | 687 m | 3.3 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh North Tor | W 280° | 680 m | 2.6 mi |
| Slieve Binnian North Top | SW 234° | 678 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:50 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:02 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:42 | 14:52 | 16:02 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372503
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