Slieve Donard
| Slieve Donard | |
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| Sliabh Dónairt | |
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Slieve Donard and Newcastle from Murlough Beach
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Prominence | 822 m (2,697 ft) |
| Listing | Hewitt, Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 54°10′49″N 5°55′15″W / 54.180238°N 5.920898°WCoordinates: 54°10′49″N 5°55′15″W / 54.180238°N 5.920898°W |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Dónairt's mountain (Irish) |
| Geography | |
 Location of Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland
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| Location |
County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Parent range | Mournes |
| OSI/OSNI grid | J357276 |
| Topo map | OSNI Discoverer 29 |
Slieve Donard (/ˌsliːv ˈdɒnərd/ SLEEV DON-ərd; from Irish: Sliabh Dónairt, meaning "Dónairt's mountain") is an 850-metre (2,790 ft) mountain in County Down, Northern Ireland. Part of the Mourne Mountains, it is the highest peak in Northern Ireland and in the wider province of Ulster. It is also the 19th highest peak on the island of Ireland. Slieve Donard sits near the town of Newcastle on the eastern coast of County Down, only 2 miles (3 km) from the Irish Sea.
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 prehistoric burial cairns, one of which is the remains of the highest known passage tomb in Ireland. In Irish mythology the mountain was associated with, and named after, 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 ritual. Royal Engineers camped on the summit for four months in 1826 as part of the Ordnance Survey's Principal Triangulation.
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