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The Mourne Mountains (/ m ɔːr n / MORN; Irish: Beanna Boirche), also called the Mournes or the Mountains of Mourne, are a predominantly granite mountain range in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland. [1] They include the highest mountain in all of Ulster, Slieve Donard at 850 m (2,790 ft). [2]
Topographic Elevation map of the Ring Of Gullion and the Mourne Mountains.. The Ring of Gullion (Irish: Fáinne Cnoc Shliabh gCuillinn, meaning 'The Ring of Slieve Gullion') [1] is a geological formation and area, officially designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, (AONB) located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Mourne Mountains Slieve Corragh ( / s l iː v ˈ k ɒ r ə / sleev-KORRA ; from Irish Sliabh Corrach , meaning '"rugged/pointed mountain" [ 2 ] or "sheep hill" [ 3 ] ') is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down , Northern Ireland . [ 1 ]
Slieve Binnian (from Irish Sliabh Binneáin, meaning 'mountain of the little peaks') [1] is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland, 9 km north of Kilkeel. It is the third-highest mountain in Northern Ireland at 747 metres (2,451 ft).
Slieve Gullion is a steep-sided mountain with a flat top and a height of 573 metres (1,880 ft). It is the eroded remains of a Paleocene volcanic complex. It is surrounded by a ring dike known as the Ring of Gullion, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Slieve Gullion has been shaped by glaciation and exhibits a classic 'crag ...
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Slieve Muck (/ s l iː v m ʌ k / SLEEV MUK; from Irish Sliabh Muc, meaning 'pig mountain') is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. [2] It has a height of 670.4 metres (2,199 ft). The River Bann has its source on the northern slope. [3] [4] Slieve Muck has three summits which are composed of Silurian shale covering the ...
Slieve Commedagh (from Irish Sliabh Coimhéideach, meaning 'the guarding/watching mountain') [4] is a mountain with a height of 767 m (2,516 ft) in County Down, Northern Ireland. After Slieve Donard , it is the second-highest of the Mourne Mountains and the second-highest mountain in Northern Ireland.