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Slieve Meelmore Mountain	Down County
Sliabh Míol Mór A name in Irish	(Language)
(Ir. Sliabh Míol Mór [PNNI], 'big mountain of the ants')
Height: 680 metres	OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 29 for top
Grid Ref: J30594 28702	Latitude: 54.190672 Longitude: -6.000080
ITM: 730514 828706	Prominence: 109m Isolation: 0.9km
A substantial tower has been built on the summit. The spot height is given as 704m on the 1:25,000 map, but this does not square with the contours, which only go up to 680m. Spellack (speilic, ' a splintery rock') is a spur on Slieve Meelmore. Slieve Meelmore is the 138th highest summit in Ireland. Our data has reached 70% of the goal for this summit. (Details)

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Happy Valley Hike

by hbowman 22 Aug 2010 I climbed this mountain today for the 4th time, but decided to approach it from different angle. Started off from the Happy Valley car park (293296 (Point A)) and followed the path, beside a lovely stream up to the Mourne wall at the saddle between Slieve Meelmore and Meelbeg. Before the saddle, the wall from the Happy Valley car park turns sharply left. It is possible to climb the mountain by following the wall. However, the gradient is quite steep and, more importantly, one does not get the decent view towards Ben Crom, Binnian and Lamagan instantly. So, upon reaching the wall, we crossed the stile and turned left towards Meelmore. For anyone thinking about this route for the first time, don't forget to turn around and enjoy the views towards Doan, Silent Valley and Knockchree. Upon reaching the summit nice views were to be had towards Slieve Bernagh, Brandy pad, Commedagh and Donard. Above all, the view towards Lough Island Reavy Reservoir is stunning from Slieve Meelmore. I think Slieve Meelmore is probably the best mountain in the Mournes to study the reservoir from. Returned back the way we came. 5km walk in total.

Point A: J293 296

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A strange beast

by paulocon 14 May 2010 From some angles, it really is a strange beast.. kind of like a beached whale or the back of an elephant. Whatever it is, it had loads of people scurrying up, down and around it! For summit baggers, there are huge gains to be made with Carn, Loughshannagh, Meelbeg, Meelmore and Bearnagh so close to each other and the walking (with the exception of that climb up Bearnagh) pretty easy going.

As for that climb up Bearnagh! From Meelmore it looks impossibly steep, ridiculous even! Even glancing across at it was causing my legs to cramp so I decided to cross the wall and take a dander up to the summit proper of Meelmore to take my mind off the task ahead. That summit lies a hundred metres or so away from the watch-tower (what exactly was 'watched' from these towers?) and is marked with a cairn. My 'quiet time' at the top was interrupted by that rarest of creatures, a fell runner, and before I had time to raise my hand to salute him, he was off round the corner and was descending towards Bearnagh in what I can only describe as an uncontrolled and impossibly fast stumble.

I decided to stick to what I know best and slowly picked my way down across the rocks to the gap between Meelmore and Bearnagh before heading off up the ridiculous gradient..

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Meelmore Highs

by Bleck Cra 1 May 2010 Meelmore is an odd critter. To all intents and purposes, she is fairly dull, although she can surprise you with postcard views along the ridge to Donard and in the winter, her Eastern flank is a glistening must. She is a big hill and so, inspired, the cartographer entitled her, “Meelmore”. She is neighbour to the more ostentatious Bearnagh and sibling of her smaller sister - yup you got it: “Meelbeg”.

Shall I relate a tale of explicitness from the outset? Of course I shall. Some balmy summers ago, I and the bumblebees were exploring this big warm earth mother. Atop Meelmore, there is (as on Donard) a somethingorother at the elbow of the wall, a stone structure with a roof and the smell of a bad pub. I was skirting this folly, enroute to Spellack, when I noticed that she, naked as God made her (and he certainly did) had him (pale, thin and nervous), pinned to said edifIce. As her, he was birthday bare other than his ankles, whose modesty was covered by his kecks. When he saw me, he drew said kecks up so hard they nearly came off over his head and then stood catatonic, with them up to his armpits, which as we all know only makes matters worse. She, was doing a kind of female Lee Evans: right no left no right no …. and so she stopped, like a child sprayed with freezing water: arms out and fingers flapping like skylark wings. Dull old Meelmore ……. and she addressed me through a meteor shower of giggles, squeals and snorts, “you should have bells on your feet”. Clucked I in true Ulster disapproval “and you girl, should have bells on your toes.” And so the shaky beginnings of the Meelmore High Club.

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by tsunami 5 Jun 2005 Previous contributor CSD calls this a fairly easy days walk......... if you are of a comparitive fitness level to Paula Radcliff then perhaps yes it is - if like me you're not quite olympian standard then this mountain can provide a good test of your fitness and stamina. It won't take you long, today I made the summit from Meelmore Lodge carpark in just under the hour - going the long way round (anticlockwise) following the ulster way and returning by pollaphuca, but you'll need a little extra effort and a few extra deep breaths along the way. The problem is the underfoot conditions. From Pollaphuca it's very rocky and uneven and from the ulster way, although all maps indicate a path high up the valley side, it is more accurate described as river bed! The sheer amount of exposed rock is however a good indicator as to this hills previous life, and following this "riverbed " leads to a wonderful example of the type of stone masons shelters in the Mourne area (pic) at roughly 550m (J302285 (Point B)), and, baring in mind how tired my feet were at this point from trudging along the valley, all due respect goes to the men who once spent their working days here - their little personal quarry is evident right besifde the shelter - with the precision cut stone still lying around it's as if work had just ended for the weekend.

Point B: J302 285

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by csd 9 Apr 2005 A fairly easy day's walk that can be attempted in the short days of winter. Park at the car park to the west of Clonachullion Hill (at 311 314 (Point C)) and follow the Trassey Track as far as the right turn at 319 292 (Point D). Head for Pollaphuca and the col between Slieve Bearnagh and Slieve Meelmore where you'll hit the Mourne Wall. Follow the right-most branch of the wall up to Slieve Meelmore (this is listed as 704m on the OS map, not 680 as recorded here!). Once you've gained the summit, savour the views before following the wall south again to the intersection with the main Mourne Wall at 305 285 (Point E). Follow the westward spur to the track above the river, and then follow the Ulster Way back to the car park.

Point C: J311 314	Point D: J319 292	Point E: J305 285
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by zeaphod 20 Feb 2004 Another nice view - this time of Bernagh, with a large gnome who followed us all day!

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