Mourne
Mourne is one of the eight Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty that carry Northern Ireland’s main landscape designation. 14 hills from our dataset have their summit inside the boundary, topped by Slieve Donard at 850 m.
- Nation
- Northern Ireland
- Designation
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Area
- 580 km²
- Designated
- 1986
- Listed hills
- 14
- Highest listed hill
- Slieve Donard 850 m
Access here
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty status exists to conserve the landscape. It creates no right to walk, roam or camp: what you may do on the ground is set by the ordinary access law of Northern Ireland, plus any local byelaws and restrictions. Full detail:access rights in Northern Ireland · check a specific grid reference.
The short version for Northern Ireland — right to roam: No general right to roam. Wild camping: Permission needed everywhere. This is general information, not legal advice.
All 14 listed hills, tallest first
Every summit from our hill dataset whose summit point falls inside the designated boundary. Follow a name for its full record, live summit weather and daylight times.
| # | Hill | Height | Classifications | Grid ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slieve Donard | 850 m | HewittHistoric County TopCurrent County/UA Top+4 | J358276 |
| 2 | Slieve Commedagh | 767 m | HewittMarilynHuMP+1 | J346286 |
| 3 | Slieve Binnian | 745.9 m | HewittMarilynHuMP+1 | J320233 |
| 4 | Slieve Bearnagh | 739 m | HewittMarilynHuMP+1 | J313280 |
| 5 | Slievelamagan | 702.2 m | HewittMarilynHuMP+1 | J328260 |
| 6 | Slieve Meelbeg | 701.9 m | HewittMarilynHuMP+1 | J300279 |
| 7 | Slieve Meelmore | 687 m | HewittSimm | J306287 |
| 8 | Slieve Binnian North Tor | 682 m | HewittSimm | J319246 |
| 9 | Slieve Muck | 670.4 m | HewittMarilynHuMP+1 | J281249 |
| 10 | Chimney Rock Mountain | 656 m | HewittHuMPSimm | J364257 |
| 11 | Cove Mountain | 654.8 m | HewittHuMPSimm | J336270 |
| 12 | Eagle Mountain | 638 m | HewittMarilynHuMP+1 | J244229 |
| 13 | Shanlieve | 627 m | HewittSimm | J240226 |
| 14 | Slieve Loughshannagh | 617 m | HewittHuMPSimm | J294272 |
Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0); boundary from DAERA via OpenDataNI (Open Government Licence v3.0). Hills are assigned by summit position against a generalised boundary, so a top within roughly 100 m of the edge can fall on the wrong side.
Plan a walk here
- Walking-time calculator — Naismith with terrain and fitness corrections.
- Daylight safety planner — set your turnaround against sunset.
- Access checker — what a specific grid reference allows.
- Safety notes — conditions change fast; build in margin.