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Two glens separate Slieve Donard from the neighbouring mountains of Slieve Commedagh (to the northwest) and Chimney Rock Mountain or Slieve Neir (to the south). [2] Slieve Commedagh, at 767 m (2,516 ft), is the second-highest of the Mourne Mountains. [10] The mountain is an easy climb although the path is very eroded at places.
Following a fundraising drive in 1993, the National Trust purchased nearly 5.3 km 2 (1,300 acres) of land in the Mournes, which included a part of Slieve Donard (at 850 m (2,790 ft)) and nearby Slieve Commedagh (at 767 m (2,516 ft)), the second-highest mountain in the area.
The Mourne Wall at the summit of Slieve Donard, where a trig point stands upon the summit tower The wall was crafted from natural granite stone using traditional dry stone walling techniques. On average the wall is about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high and 0.8 to 0.9 m (2 ft 7 in to 2 ft 11 in) thick and is estimated to be 19.5 mi (31.4 km) long. [ 3 ]
Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland's highest mountain. The Denis Rankin Round is a long distance hill running challenge around the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. [1] The route is a circuit of over 90 kilometres, with a total climb of over 6,500 metres. [1] The Round must be completed within 24 hours to be considered a success. [1]
This is a list of P600 mountains in Britain and Ireland by height.A P600 is defined as a mountain with a topographic prominence above 600 m (1,969 ft), regardless of elevation or any other merits (e.g. topographic isolation); this is a similar approach to that of the Marilyn, Simms, HuMP and TuMP British Isle mountain and hill classifications.
The portion of the Mourne Mountains acquired by the Commissioners totals approximately 9,000 acres. It is all mountainland [sic], uninhabited, and a large part of it is rocky and precipitous. It extends from about 330 feet above sea-level to a maximum of 2,796 feet above sea-level, Slieve Donard being the highest mountain within the area. It is ...
Slieve Donard: 850 metres (2,789 ft) Northern Ireland [1] [2] Counties. See List of English counties by highest point for tops of the metropolitan and non ...
Slieve is an anglicisation of the Irish sliabh (mountain) in the names of various hills and mountains or ranges in the island of Ireland, including Slieve Anierin , County Leitrim Slieve Aughty , County Galway and County Clare