Slieve Commedagh

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
Sliabh Coimhéideach
Slieve Commedagh from the south
Highest point
Elevation767 m (2,516 ft)[1][2]
Prominence180 m (590 ft)[1]
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt
Coordinates54°11′20″N 5°56′19″W
Naming
English translationmountain of guarding/watching
Language of nameIrish
Geography
LocationCounty Down, Northern Ireland
Parent rangeMournes
OSI/OSNI gridJ346286
Topo mapOSNI Discoverer 29

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).

  • 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
  1. MountainViews
  2. Peakbagger
  3. "Sliabh Coimheádach/Slieve Commedagh". Logainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. Place Names NI
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