Slieve Gullion
2 classifications here — Marilyn and HuMP — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 576 m · 1,890 ft
- Prominence
- 454 m
- Grid reference
- J 02479 20329
- Coordinates
- 54.12185, -6.43344
- County / area
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Region
- County Armagh
- OS Landranger
- 29 36
- Summit feature
- trig point
- Key col
- J042229 (122 m)
About Slieve Gullion
Slieve Gullion is the high point of County Armagh and the core of the Ring of Gullion, dominating the country around it. On a clear day the outlook reaches County Antrim in one direction and Dublin Bay and County Wicklow in the other.
The summit holds a small lake and two ancient burial cairns, one of them the highest surviving passage grave in Ireland. The mountain runs through Irish mythology, linked with the Cailleach and with Fionn mac Cumhaill and Cu Chulainn.
Slieve Gullion Forest Park lies on the eastern slope, and villages including Meigh, Drumintee, Forkhill, Mullaghbawn and Lislea ring the hill. Its name has spread to the surrounding countryside and to an electoral area of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Slieve Gullion (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Permission needed Right to roam: No general right to roam.
Permission needed Wild camping: Permission needed everywhere.
General position for Northern Ireland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Northern Ireland · check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
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Computed astronomically for 54.122, -6.433. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (576 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
The recorded summit point is trig point. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- obvious summit
- Record revised
- 27-Nov-11
- Drop measured from
- J042229 · 122 m
Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.
Long-distance paths past this hill
One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Ulster Way | 1046 km | 0.8 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shanlieve | 627 m | 21.6 km |
| Eagle Mountain | 638 m | 22 km |
| Slieve Muck | 670.4 m | 26 km |
| Slieve Loughshannagh | 617 m | 27.7 km |
| Slieve Meelbeg | 701.9 m | 28.5 km |
| Slieve Meelmore | 687 m | 29.2 km |