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Mourne Mountains Area

Maximum height for area: 850 metres, Summits in area: 47, Maximum prominence for area: 822 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 20, 29 For all tops Highest summit: Slieve Donard, 850m

Summits in area Mourne Mountains:
Ben Crom 526m Butter Mountain 500m Carn Mountain 588m Chimney Rock Mountain 656m Cock Mountain 504m Cove Mountain 655m Crenville 460m Doan 593m Eagle Mountain 638m Gruggandoo 382m Knockchree 306m Knockiveagh 235m Millstone Mountain 460m Ott Mountain 524m Pigeon Rock Mountain 534m Rocky Mountain 524m Rocky Mountain 404m Shanlieve 626m Slieve Bearnagh 739m Slieve Bearnagh North Tor 680m Slieve Beg 590m Slieve Binnian 747m Slieve Binnian East Top 630m Slieve Binnian North Top 678m Slieve Binnian North Tor 670m Slieve Commedagh 767m Slieve Corragh 640m Slieve Donard 850m Slieve Loughshannagh 619m Slieve Meelbeg 708m Slieve Meelmore 680m Slieve Muck 674m Slievelamagan 704m Slievemartin 485m Slievemeel 420m Slievemeen 472m Slievemoughanmore 560m Slievenaglogh 445m Slievenaglogh 586m Slievenalargy 280m Slievenamiskan 444m Tievedockaragh 473m Wee Binnian 460m Wee Slievemoughan 428m
Slieve Croob: Cratlieve 429m Slieve Croob 534m Slievenisky 446m

Slievemeel Hill Sliabh Míol A name in Irish
(Ir. Sliabh Míol [PNNI], 'mountain of the ants') Down County In Carn List

Height: 420m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 29 Grid Reference: J21146 20593 This summit has been logged as climbed by 39 members
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Longitude: -6.14799, Latitude: 54.120177 Prominence: 65m, Isolation: 2km
ITM: 721068 820599, GPS IDs, 6 char: Slvml, 10 char: Slievemeel

The word míol, although often used of ants and other insects, is a generic term for animals of sorts. It can be applied to beasts ranging from grasshoppers to whales, though it is usually qualified by another word in these cases. Slieve Meelmore and Slievemeel is the 739th highest summit in Ireland.
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Another steady little hill .. by group (Show all for Slievemeel)

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Picture: Tievedockaragh and Kilbroney Red Bog from near the summit of Slievemeel

Making a Meel of it!!

by Trailtrekker 24 May 2012 I must preface my comments on this hill by saying that I love the Mournes, from its big beauties like Bearnagh to its little hills like the Hen. However, this is one hill that won’t live long in the heart for me or be revisited! Its not that it was gruelling, like Donard on the worst day of winter, I did this yesterday evening on one of the finest days of summer. It’s just that it has no real character, it doesn’t link up nicely with its neighbours like most in the Mournes. By the standards of this area the views are average, with the bulk of Finlieve and Shanlieve blocking views of the greater hills to the north, also, the route I took to the summit was a bit of a mess!

I took in Slievemeel as part of a 12k circuit, starting out at the yellow water picnic area taking the summit of Tievedockaragh first. From here I headed over open ground for Slievemeel. As Wicklore had mentioned on the general forum earlier this week, the good weather gives us a great opportunity to get out and walk in areas that are usually boggy. The route between Tievedockaragh and Slievemeel is definitely one of these areas. Being aware of the dangers of Shanlough and the nearby Red Bog I wasn’t aware of any such dangers on the route I took (however, if I did take a foolhardy route and got lucky I would appreciate for some of the wiser ones to advise).

From the summit of Tievedockaragh I headed south for the edge of the forest, from here I simply skirted the edge of it until I reached the far end, at the foot of Slievemeel. From here it was a straight forward ascent to the top of this boggy, featureless hump of a hill! This route was tough enough going in dry conditions, it would be a pure slog in the wet and not one I would repeat, but it did make a circuit!

The route I took for my descent was far better and more interesting and an approach that I would recommend as a possible alternative to the route already outlined in the previous comments (for those of you who are ticking this hill off a list, I wouldn’t bother with this hill otherwise). From the summit I headed roughly north west towards the forest, hoping for a fire break, some tree felling or any kind of opening that would let me out of here. At J 20951 20766 (Point C) I came across a small stile that took me into a very mature section of the forest, I soon came across mountain bike tracks and was able to follow them back to the end of a forest track at J 20952 21038 (Point D). If you were approaching this from the forest track, look out for a gap at the top right part of the clearing, the bike track is very muddy to start with and then the route is soon covered by boardwalks. I followed the forest track for about 1.5k to J 19896 19863 (Point E) where it joins the Mourne Way, which I followed back to my car.

Point C: J20951 20766

Point D: J20952 21038

Point E: J19896 19863

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I approached Sleevemeel from the forest tracks to .. by csd (Show all for Slievemeel)

After the slopes described in my descent from Sha .. by three5four0 (Show all for Slievemeel)

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