Slieve Donard
Slieve Donard (Sliabh Domangard or Sliabh Dónairt in Irish) is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland at 849 m (2,786 ft).
A dozen other peaks in the Mourne mountains, including Slieve Bearnagh and Slieve Binnian, exceed 2,000 ft.
It is situated by the small seaside town of Newcastle on the east coast. Sitting at the edge of the Mourne Mountains only 2 miles (3 km) from the sea, it provides spectacular views of the coast and as far afield as Belfast, 30 miles north. The mountain is an easy climb although the path is very eroded at places. In recent years a stone path has been made on the steepest parts of the mountain. The most prominent feature of this mountain is the Mourne Wall running along its southern and western shoulders.
Slieve Donard is named after Saint Domangart, or Domangard, also known as Saint Donard. He was a follower of Saint Patrick and the patron saint of the town of Maghera, also in County Down. His feast day is March 24; his "church Rath Muirbuilc, now called Maghera, was at the foot of the mountain near the sea, but he had also an oratory on the very summit of the hill." His death is given as 507 AD.
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- Slieve Donard. Taken when we got back down to the bottom of the stretch of Donard covered by the Mourne Wall. There were few people making their way up the mountain at this stage, obviously they'd gotten out of their beds at a more ...
- View from Slieve Donard
- View from the Cairn on the Northern edge of the summit of Slieve Donard looking down on Newcastle and the coast of Ireland sweeping North. Away from the shelter of the Mourne Wall, this was one of the coldest places I've experienced in ...
- The Mourne Wall/Slieve Donard
- 1km section of the Mourne Wall leading to the summit of Slieve Donard. This amazing structure took 18 years to build and it encloses 9000 acres of land which drains into the Silent Valley and Ben Crom reservoirs. ...
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- tullyallenp posted a photo:. Cloud above Slieve Donard. A large cloud casts a shadow over Slieve Donard. Taken from Donard Bog, a popular resting point prior to an ascent of Ulter's highest Summit at 849 metres.
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