Slieve Meelmore
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- Height
- 687 m · 2,254 ft
- Prominence
- 97 m
- Grid reference
- J306287
- Coordinates
- 54.19066, -5.99994
- County / area
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Region
- Mourne Mountains
- 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.
Daylight at this summit today
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Computed astronomically for 54.191, -6.000. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (687 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
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.
| Route | Total length | From 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.
Get food nearby
3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARE'S GAP CAFE/BISTRO | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 2.5 km · N |
| THIERAFURTH INN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 4.9 km · N |
| TOLLYMORE NATIONAL OUTDOOR CENTRE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 6.2 km · NE |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.
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
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |