{"id":12,"date":"2011-01-05T09:46:17","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T09:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mourne-mountains.com\/mournes\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2023-03-14T09:45:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T09:45:06","slug":"slieve-donard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mourne-mountains.com\/mournes\/mountains\/slieve-donard\/","title":{"rendered":"Slieve Donard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Height : 850m<br \/>\nGrid Ref:\u00a0J357276<br \/>\nGoogle Earth : <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=54.180238,+-5.920898&amp;sll=53.800651,-4.064941&amp;sspn=14.619467,39.506836&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=54.183133,-5.918541&amp;spn=0.056456,0.154324&amp;z=13\">54.180238, -5.920898<\/a><br \/>\nProminence : 822m<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"300\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\/maps?f=q&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=p&amp;ll=54.18037,-5.92103&amp;spn=0.014919,0.025749&amp;z=14&amp;output=embed\" width=\"300\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\/maps?f=q&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=p&amp;ll=54.18037,-5.92103&amp;spn=0.014919,0.025749&amp;z=14&amp;source=embed\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Slieve Donard is named after Saint Donard, known in Irish as Domhanghairt or Domhanghart. He was a follower of Saint Patrickand founded a monastery at Maghera, north of Newcastle. According to tradition he was appointed by Saint Patrick to guard the surrounding countryside from the summit of Slieve Donard. He is supposed not to have died, but to have become a &#8220;perpetual guardian&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In pagan times the mountain was known as Sliabh Slainge\u2014named after Sl\u00e1inge mac Parthol\u00f3in (Sl\u00e1inge son of Parthol\u00f3n), who was allegedly the first physician in Ireland. According to Ann\u00e1la na gCeithre M\u00e1istr\u00ed (Annals of the Four Masters), he died in Anno Mundi 2533 (2533 years after the creation of the world) and was buried under a cairn on the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Slieve Donard sits at the northeastern edge of the Mournes, overlooking Newcastle and Dundrum Bay. It has three subsidiary peaks on the seaward side\u2014Millstone Mountain (460 m), Thomas&#8217;s Mountain and Crossone. Two glens separate Slieve Donard from the neighbouring mountains of Slieve Commedagh (to the northwest) and Chimney Rock Mountain (to the south). Slieve Commedagh, at 767 m, is the second-highest of the Mourne Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>At the summit of Slieve Donard there is a cairn and a small stone tower, which was built as a shelter. This tower is part of the Mourne Wall, which passes over the mountain&#8217;s southern and western shoulders. A triangulation pillar sits on top.<\/p>\n<p>The mountain is an easy climb although the path is very eroded at places. In recent years a stone path has been made on the steepest parts of the mountain. The summit provides spectacular views of the coast and as far afield as Belfast, 30 miles north, and Dublin, 55 miles to the south.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_219\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mourne-mountains.com\/mournes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_4560.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-219\" title=\"Slieve Donard\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mourne-mountains.com\/mournes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_4560-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Slieve Donard from Slieve Comedagh\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mourne-mountains.com\/mournes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_4560-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mourne-mountains.com\/mournes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_4560.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slieve Donard from the slopes of Slieve Comedagh<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Slieve Donard Hike Video \/ Summit Video<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6pV7WgU6m8M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Height : 850m Grid Ref:\u00a0J357276 Google Earth : 54.180238, -5.920898 Prominence : 822m View Larger Map Slieve Donard is named after Saint Donard, known in Irish as Domhanghairt or Domhanghart. He was a follower of Saint Patrickand founded a monastery at Maghera, north of Newcastle. 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