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Feature count in area: 59, all in Down,
OSI/LPS Maps: 20, 29, EW-CLY
Highest Place: Slieve Donard 849m
Starting Places (33) in area Mourne Mountains:
Alex Steddom Tree, Aughrim Airstrip, Ben Crom Dam, Bloody Bridge Car Park, Carlingford Greenway, Carrick Little, Crocknafeola Wood, Crotlieve Mountain, Donard Car Park Newcastle, Drummanmore Picnic, Fofanny Reservoir, Forest Office CP, Gamekeepers Lodge CP, Happy Valley Trassey Rd, Hen Mountain CP, Leitrim Lodge CP, Mayo Road Corner, Meelmore Lodge, Newcastle Harbour, Ott CP, Red Bog Road, Rourkes Park, Sandy Brae, Silent Valley Reservoir Head Rd, Slieve Donard Trail Head, Slieve Foye Viewing Point, Slievefoy Forest CP, Spelga Dam E, Spelga Dam N, Spelga Dam S, Trassey Car Park, Two Mile River CP, Yellow Water Park
Summits & other features in area Mourne Mountains:
Cen: Loughshannagh: Ben Crom 526m, Carn Mountain 585.2m, Carn Mountain North Top 553.7m, Doan 592.6m, Ott Mountain 526.8m, Slieve Loughshannagh 617m, Slieve Muck 670.4m, Slievenaglogh 445m
E: Binnian: Slieve Binnian 745.9m, Slieve Binnian East Top 639m, Slieve Binnian North Top 678m, Slieve Binnian North Tor 682.5m, Wee Binnian 460m
E: Donard: Chimney Rock Mountain 656m, Crossone 540m, Millstone Mountain 460m, Rocky Mountain 524m, Slieve Donard 849m
E: Lamagan: Cove Mountain 654.8m, Slieve Beg 595.9m, Slievelamagan 702.2m
N: Bearnagh: Slieve Bearnagh 739m, Slieve Bearnagh North Tor 680m, Slieve Meelbeg 701.9m, Slieve Meelmore 687m
N: Castlewellan: Slievenaboley 324m, Slievenalargy 280m, Slievenaslat 272m
N: Commedagh: Slieve Commedagh 767m, Slieve Corragh 641.9m, Slievenaglogh 584.4m, Slievenaglogh East Top 571m
N: Croob: Cratlieve 429m, Slieve Croob 534m, Slievegarran 391m, Slievenisky 446m
N: Rathfriland: Knockiveagh 235m
S: Kilkeel: Knockchree 306m
S: Rostrevor: Crenville 460m, Finlieve 578m, Slievemartin 485m, Slievemeel 420m, Slievemeen 472m
W: Hilltown: Gruggandoo 382m, Slieveacarnane 296m
W: Slievemoughanmore: Crotlieve Mountain 347m, Eagle Mountain 638m, Rocky Mountain 404m, Shanlieve 626m, Slievemoughanmore 560m, Tievedockaragh 473m, Wee Slievemoughan 428m
W: Spelga: Butter Mountain 503.8m, Cock Mountain 504m, Cock Mountain South-West Top 505m, Hen Mountain 354m, Pigeon Rock Mountain 534m, Pigeon Rock Mountain South Top 530m, Slievenamiskan 444m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Highest Place: Slieve Donard 849m
Starting Places (33) in area Mourne Mountains:
Alex Steddom Tree, Aughrim Airstrip, Ben Crom Dam, Bloody Bridge Car Park, Carlingford Greenway, Carrick Little, Crocknafeola Wood, Crotlieve Mountain, Donard Car Park Newcastle, Drummanmore Picnic, Fofanny Reservoir, Forest Office CP, Gamekeepers Lodge CP, Happy Valley Trassey Rd, Hen Mountain CP, Leitrim Lodge CP, Mayo Road Corner, Meelmore Lodge, Newcastle Harbour, Ott CP, Red Bog Road, Rourkes Park, Sandy Brae, Silent Valley Reservoir Head Rd, Slieve Donard Trail Head, Slieve Foye Viewing Point, Slievefoy Forest CP, Spelga Dam E, Spelga Dam N, Spelga Dam S, Trassey Car Park, Two Mile River CP, Yellow Water ParkSummits & other features in area Mourne Mountains:
Cen: Loughshannagh: Ben Crom 526m, Carn Mountain 585.2m, Carn Mountain North Top 553.7m, Doan 592.6m, Ott Mountain 526.8m, Slieve Loughshannagh 617m, Slieve Muck 670.4m, Slievenaglogh 445m
E: Binnian: Slieve Binnian 745.9m, Slieve Binnian East Top 639m, Slieve Binnian North Top 678m, Slieve Binnian North Tor 682.5m, Wee Binnian 460m
E: Donard: Chimney Rock Mountain 656m, Crossone 540m, Millstone Mountain 460m, Rocky Mountain 524m, Slieve Donard 849m
E: Lamagan: Cove Mountain 654.8m, Slieve Beg 595.9m, Slievelamagan 702.2m
N: Bearnagh: Slieve Bearnagh 739m, Slieve Bearnagh North Tor 680m, Slieve Meelbeg 701.9m, Slieve Meelmore 687m
N: Castlewellan: Slievenaboley 324m, Slievenalargy 280m, Slievenaslat 272m
N: Commedagh: Slieve Commedagh 767m, Slieve Corragh 641.9m, Slievenaglogh 584.4m, Slievenaglogh East Top 571m
N: Croob: Cratlieve 429m, Slieve Croob 534m, Slievegarran 391m, Slievenisky 446m
N: Rathfriland: Knockiveagh 235m
S: Kilkeel: Knockchree 306m
S: Rostrevor: Crenville 460m, Finlieve 578m, Slievemartin 485m, Slievemeel 420m, Slievemeen 472m
W: Hilltown: Gruggandoo 382m, Slieveacarnane 296m
W: Slievemoughanmore: Crotlieve Mountain 347m, Eagle Mountain 638m, Rocky Mountain 404m, Shanlieve 626m, Slievemoughanmore 560m, Tievedockaragh 473m, Wee Slievemoughan 428m
W: Spelga: Butter Mountain 503.8m, Cock Mountain 504m, Cock Mountain South-West Top 505m, Hen Mountain 354m, Pigeon Rock Mountain 534m, Pigeon Rock Mountain South Top 530m, Slievenamiskan 444m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Grid Reference J26132 25030, OS 1:50k mapsheet 29
Place visited by: 404 members, recently by: RonanS, bowler, jjbireland700s, johncusack, CusackMargaret, Gavsmi33, adam.mann, AlanReid, Timmy.Mullen, SenanFoley, Henning86, eimirmaguire, MickM45, Magic, Carolineswalsh
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Bedrock type: Mudstone, greywacke & conglomerate, (Deep marine turbidite sequence)
Notes on name: The Irish and English names are unrelated. Pigeon Rock is a crag overlooking the road from Kilkeel to Hilltown.
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: PgnRck, 10 char: PgnRckMntn
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/387/
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Are you a Pigeon Fancier?
Summary created by gerrym
01 Jun, 2010
SplgDmS (J271 253) and A (J270 234)), limiting any walk in – can be done in under a half hour. For longer approachs try Sandbank Road
HenCP (J233 278), with excellent parking and approach along the Rocky River or Spelga Dam carpark B (J267 277). From the south Attical Community Centre ( SndyBr (J26331 20593)) provides parking and routes along Sandy Brae or Island Road.There are two tops of equal height, both maked by a cairn. Batts Wall provides a guide across the northern top from east to west in poor visibility, turning sharply south then west. A number of pools of water mark the top. Some quarrying has taken place on the eastern flanks and is worth exploring.
As one of the most westerly tops in the Mournes the views on a clear day reach north to the Belfast and Antrim Hills and the Scottish coast, northwest to Lough Neagh and the Sperrins, west to the Cooley Mtns and south to the Wicklow Mtns. More immediate views over Spelga reservoir are captivating enough though.
Despite its easy access the hill can be surprisingly quiet. It is a fantastic location for taking in other tops – a round of Spelga with Cock, Butter, Ott, Carn and Muck or join with Eagle and Slievemoughanmore to make a great circuit of the Pigeon Rock River.
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The Middle Bird
by darrenf
22 Sep 2010
We approached Pigeon Rock from Hen and Cock, refer to same for start of route. From cock mountain we headed for the plateau between cock and pigeon which feeds into the Spelga Dam. We had read so many comments about how boggy this area was, but thankfully on our visit we were lucky. On descent from cock we headed almost due south in an effort to pick up the small spur jutting out from Pigeon, and to avoid most of the boggy terrain. It seemed to pay off as before long we arrived at a well trodden but somewhat dry path which took us almost to the top of Pigeon.
Pigeon Rock seemed to go on forever without sight of the summit cairn but we stumbled on Batts Wall and in turn the summit cairn, which appears to be a growth from the corner angle of Batts Wall. After a quick lunch we stuck with Batts Wall and discoverd numerous small pools of water dotted along it, each with many dragonflies and toads. Navigation is striaght forward, and sticking with Batts Wall as it turns sharply at another angle you begin the descent to the coll between Pigeon and Slievemoughanmore. At the stile we stayed on the right hand side of the Rowan Tree River as it snaked downhill and brought us right onto the Rockyriver track, which we simply followed right back to the car. A very enjoyable short step-out with a total distance of just over 11km. The picture below of the tors on hen mountain were taken as the weather lifted along the Rockyriver track. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/387/comment/6102/
Pigeon Rock seemed to go on forever without sight of the summit cairn but we stumbled on Batts Wall and in turn the summit cairn, which appears to be a growth from the corner angle of Batts Wall. After a quick lunch we stuck with Batts Wall and discoverd numerous small pools of water dotted along it, each with many dragonflies and toads. Navigation is striaght forward, and sticking with Batts Wall as it turns sharply at another angle you begin the descent to the coll between Pigeon and Slievemoughanmore. At the stile we stayed on the right hand side of the Rowan Tree River as it snaked downhill and brought us right onto the Rockyriver track, which we simply followed right back to the car. A very enjoyable short step-out with a total distance of just over 11km. The picture below of the tors on hen mountain were taken as the weather lifted along the Rockyriver track. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/387/comment/6102/
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Bleck Cra on Pigeon Rock Mountain
by Bleck Cra
31 Dec 2004
You see the strangest things in the hills. Happy Christmas and a Great New Year. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/387/comment/1390/
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mneary34 on Pigeon Rock Mountain
by mneary34
8 Nov 2004
We met the Mountain Rescue Dog Team out training in November '04 as we crossed the road between Slieve Muck and Pigeon Rock Mountain in difficult weather conditions with low cloud much about and the cloud base at less than 400 metres. Their enthusiasm is amazing and should be greatly admired. Navigation to the summit is just a matter of following the friendly wall. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/387/comment/1311/
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MadFrankie on Pigeon Rock Mountain
by MadFrankie
30 Mar 2005
No pigeons and not too many rocks. A soggy mound that wouldn't be out of place in Wicklow. The approach from Cock is relatively gentle, but up on the mist-shrouded summit I bumbled around a bit looking for a summit until Batts Wall loomed into view. The unmarked summit seems to be a short distance from the angle of the wall, so you can pick your own 'highest' clump of ground. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/387/comment/1610/
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mneary34 on Pigeon Rock Mountain
by mneary34
2 Oct 2005
Pigeon Rock Mountain is somewhat featureless at the top but it does provide the corridor along the wall to Slievemoughanmore, Eagle Mountain and Shanlieve. It also has the redeeming factor of a great aspect over Spelga Reservoir as shown in the photo. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/387/comment/1978/
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