| Slieve Meelbeg | |
|---|---|
 Slieve Meelmore (left) and Slieve Meelbeg | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
| Prominence | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Geography | |
| Location | County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Parent range | Mourne Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | J30580 28689[1] |
Slieve Meelmore is a mountain in the Mourne Mountains. It is a popular hiking destination and is just under six miles (9.7 km) 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 seventh "Seven"
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 700 m (2,300 ft). When the event was first organised in 1992, a published map for the area displayed a spot height of 704 m (2,310 ft) at the mountain's summit. In 2004, a participant discovered that the actual spot height is several metres below the required 700m.[3] This error has been corrected on more recent editions of the map, removing the mountain's status as a true "Seven".
References
- ↑ "Irish Grid Reference". Irish Grid Reference Finder.
- ↑ "Walk NI- Meelbeg". Walkni.com. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Mourne Mountain Mythical Measurements (blog post by Kieron Gribbon)". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
54°11′28″N 5°59′59″W / 54.1912°N 5.9996°W