Slieve Donard is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, the highest in Ulster, the seventh-highest in Ireland, and 76th highest in the United Kingdom with a height of 850 metres. The highest 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 highest mountain in th…
Slieve Donard is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, the highest in Ulster, the seventh-highest in Ireland, and 76th highest in the United Kingdom with a height of 850 metres. The highest 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 highest mountain in the northern half of Ireland.
Elevation: 850 m (2,790 ft)
Location: County Down, Northern Ireland
Prominence: 822 m (2,697 ft)
Listing: County High Point (Down), P600, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
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