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Mourne Mountains Area   Cen: Loughshannagh Subarea
Place count in area: 59, OSI/LPS Maps: 20, 29, EW-CLY 
Highest place:
Slieve Donard, 849m
Maximum height for area: 849 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 821 metres,

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Doan Mountain Dún Maol Chobha A name in Irish (Ir. Dún Maol Chobha [PNNI], 'Maol Chobha's fort') Down County in NI and in Ulster Province, in Arderin List, Granite granophyre Bedrock

Height: 592.6m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 29 Grid Reference: J30226 26215
Place visited by 411 members. Recently by: KellyA, agakilbride, Ansarlodge, Padraigin, PaulC93, doopa, Sarahjb, Sperrinwalker, knightsonhikes, discovering_dann, SeanPurcell, derekfanning, bowler, jjbireland700s, trostanite
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Longitude: -6.006784, Latitude: 54.168443 , Easting: 330226, Northing: 326216 Prominence: 118.55m,  Isolation: 1.1km
ITM: 730146 826221,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Doan, 10 char: Doan
Bedrock type: Granite granophyre, (Mourne Mountains granite)

There is no record of an actual fort here, so the name probably comes from the imagined resemblence of the craggy summit to a fortress. For origin of name, see PNNI for info on Maol Chobha.   Doan is the 312th highest place in Ireland.

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Lough Shannagh View .. by Aidy   (Show all for Doan (Dún Maol Chobha))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Doan (<i>Dún Maol Chobha</i>) in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Doan viewed from Slieve Loughshannagh
 
Doan Silhouette
by simon3  27 May 2023
Walkers on Doan with the silhouette of Slieve Binnian North Tor.
The Mournes is full of distant interesting alignments. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/290/comment/23957/
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Doan is a fantastic-looking mountain, appearing l .. by csd   (Show all for Doan (Dún Maol Chobha))
 
Doan is a lovely mountain to walk up to. From Me .. by midge_hater   (Show all for Doan (Dún Maol Chobha))
 
Climbed this old favourite again yesterday (17.09 .. by Priestlp   (Show all for Doan (Dún Maol Chobha))
 
Heading for Ben Crom Dam from Slieve Meelbeg on o .. by mneary34   (Show all for Doan (Dún Maol Chobha))
 
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