Slieve Commedagh (from Irish Sliabh Coimhéadach, meaning 'the guarding/watching mountain')[3][4] is a mountain with a height of 767 m (2,516 ft) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the second-highest of the Mourne Mountains, after Slieve Donard,[1] and the second-highest mountain in Northern Ireland.
Slieve Commedagh lies to the northwest of Slieve Donard, and the two are linked by a col. The Mourne Wall passes east–west over the mountaintop, and there is a small one-room tower at the summit. There is also the remains of an ancient burial cairn on the summit.[1] On its southern side is a group of granite tors known as 'the Castles'.[1]
The Slieve Commedagh massif also includes the summits of Slievecorragh (to the east), Shan Slieve, Slievenamaddy and Slievenabrock (to the north).
Gallery
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Slieve Commedagh and the Mourne Wall viewed from the top of Slieve Donard -
Slieve Commedagh (middle background) from the south -
Slieve Commedagh (right) viewed from Murlough Beach
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e MountainViews
- ^ Peakbagger
- ^ "Sliabh Coimheádach/Slieve Commedagh". Logainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Place Names NI
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