Northern Ireland

Slieve Meelmore

HewittSimm

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Slieve Meelmore, 687 m, Newry, Mourne and Down
Slieve Meelmore, 687 m, Newry, Mourne and Down. Photo by Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
687 m · 2,254 ft
Grid reference
J306287
Coordinates
54.19066, -5.99994
County / area
Newry, Mourne and Down
OS Landranger
29
Key col
J303281 (590 m)

About Slieve Meelmore

Slieve Meelmore is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, the seventh highest of the range. Slieve Meelbeg lies to its south and Slieve Bearnagh to its east.

The Mourne Wall runs over the summit. The hill is a popular walking objective and sits about ten kilometres east of Hilltown.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Slieve Meelmore (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.

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Computed astronomically for 54.191, -6.000. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

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Long-distance paths past this hill

3 waymarked long-distance routes run 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.

RouteTotal lengthFrom summit
Mourne Wall Challenge 31 km over the top
Ulster Way 1046 km 1.3 km
St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk 143 km 1.3 km

Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.

Which hill this one belongs to

Slieve Meelmore is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Slieve Meelbeg (702 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 590 m.

Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Slieve Meelbeg 701.9 m 0.9 km
Slieve Bearnagh 739 m 1 km
Slieve Loughshannagh 617 m 1.9 km
Slievelamagan 702.2 m 3.5 km
Cove Mountain 654.8 m 3.5 km
Slieve Commedagh 767 m 4 km