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was built in the early 20th century and passes over fifteen mountains, including Slieve Donard. The wall goes up the western slope to a stone tower and then down the southern slope. It took 18 years to build, from 1904 to 1922, with stonemasons working in the mountains from March to mid-October each
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fire on the eastern slopes of Slieve Donard, devastating the habitat and badly affecting wildlife in the area. The fire was extinguished after three days. It was thought to have been started deliberately and became the subject of a police investigation.
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Both cairns have been badly damaged and altered over time, and modern hillwalkers often add stones on top of them. Irish folklore holds that it is bad luck to damage or disrespect such tombs and that deliberately doing so could bring a
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cairn, dating to 2300–1950 BC. In the past, the cairns had a much more well-defined shape and it is thought the Great Cairn had an east-facing entrance leading to an inner chamber. They appear to parallel the two cairns on
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and then the Mourne Wall to the summit. In recent years a stone path has been made on the steepest parts of the mountain. The summit has views of the coast, and as far afield as
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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
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ritual that became Christianized. The church at Maghera and St Mary's Church at Ballaghanery Upper may have been starting points for the pilgrimage.
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Slieve Donard sits at the northeastern edge of the Mournes, overlooking Newcastle and Dundrum Bay. It has two lesser summits on the seaward side –
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This final calculation gives a measured height for Slieve Donard of 849.14m above MSL Belfast, and is estimated to be correct to better than 5cm.
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In April 2006, a man was killed on Slieve Donard after being struck by lightning. A brass plaque on the summit commemorates him.
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Up until the 1830s, people made a pilgrimage to the mountaintop in late July each year. It is likely that this was originally a
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Ireland was Christianized from the 5th to 8th centuries. A local Christian missionary, Saint Donard (known in Irish as
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Ireland. They camped on the mountaintop from late July until late November that year and used the two cairns to make
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The mountain is an easy climb although the path is very eroded at places. The most popular route begins at
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identifies the Great Cairn as being the tomb or abode of mythical figures, and an entrance to
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Slieve Donard seen from Port William, Scotland, across the Mull of Galloway (about 105 km)
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Sarah Champion & Gabriel Cooney. "Chapter 13: Naming the Places, Naming the Stones".
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2533 (2533 years after "the creation of the world") and was buried in the passage tomb.
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The Archaeology of Slieve Donard: a Cultural Biography of Ulster's Highest Mountain
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It is likely that Slieve Donard was seen as a sacred mountain in the far past.
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means 'Slángha's Mountain'. This refers to the mythical Slángha, son of
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it is called one of the "three great heights" of Ireland, along with
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Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland county and provincial tops
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and king who had seemingly supernatural powers. The plural name
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camped on the summit for four months in 1826 as part of the
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separate Slieve Donard from the neighbouring mountains of
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year. Some stones from the cairns were used to build it.
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Mountains by height by prominence (Simms classification)
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International Conference on Landscape Conservation, 2011
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On the summit are the remains of two prehistoric burial
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List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland
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Elevation
Prominence
Listing
County High Point (Down)
P600
Marilyn
Hewitt
Arderin
Simm
Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates
54°10′49″N 5°55′15″W / 54.180238°N 5.920898°W / 54.180238; -5.920898
Irish
Slieve Donard is located in Northern Ireland
Slieve Donard is located in County Down
Slieve Donard is located in island of Ireland
Slieve Donard is located in the United Kingdom
County Down
Northern Ireland
Parent range
Mournes
OSI/OSNI grid
J357276
Topo map
OSNI
Mountain type
/ˌslvˈdɒnərd/
SLEEV DON-ərd
Irish

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