Slieve Meelbeg | |
Photo Size: | 250 |
Elevation M: | 680 |
Prominence M: | 109 |
Range: | Mourne Mountains |
Listing: | Marilyn |
Location: | County Down, Northern Ireland |
Grid Ref Ireland: | J30580 28689 |
Grid Ref Ireland Ref: | [1] |
Slieve Meelmore is a mountain in the Mourne Mountains. It is a popular hiking destination and is just under 6miles east of the village of Hilltown.[2] The mountain stands at a height of 680 m (2230 ft) and is the seventh-highest mountain in Northern Ireland. It is in the West Mournes with Slieve Meelbeg to the south and Slieve Bearnagh to the east. The Mourne Wall passes over its summit.
The mountain is mistakenly referred to as the seventh "Seven" in the annual Mourne Sevens challenge walk. This one-day event requires participating hillwalkers to visit all summits in the Mourne Mountains that are higher than . When the event was first organised in 1992, a published map for the area displayed a spot height of at the mountain's summit. In 2004, a participant discovered that the actual spot height is several metres below the required 700 m.[3] This error has been corrected on more recent editions of the map, removing the mountain's status as a true "Seven".