Divis, Dubhais 478m hill, Belfast Hills N: Belfast Hills North Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Belfast Hills Area N: Belfast Hills North Subarea

Place count in area: 9, OSI/LPS Maps: 15, 20, 21
Highest place:

Divis, 478m
Maximum height for area: 478 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 380 metres,

Places in area Belfast Hills:
E: Belfast Hills East:

Cairngaver 217m

Ouley Hill 186m

Scrabo Hill 160m
N: Belfast Hills North:

Carnmoney Hill 231.1m

Cave Hill 368m

Divis 478m

Slievetrue 312m
SE: Strangford & Portaferry:

Ballywhite Hill 101m

Castlemahon Mountain 128m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Divis Hill Dubhais A name in Irish (Ir. Dubhais [DUPN], 'black ridge/peak') Antrim County in NI and in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Olivine basalt lava Bedrock

Height: 478m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 15 Grid Reference: J28077 75480
Place visited by 161 members. Recently by: ptully362, Florence, Paddym99, Oscar-mckinney, Sperrinwalker, garybuz, Solliden, tonibm, Jai-mckinney, Combat_Monkey, Dave68, oakesave, Portosport, sdmckee, ElaineM76
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Longitude: -6.018467, Latitude: 54.611279 , Easting: 328077, Northing: 375480 Prominence: 380m, Isolation: 6km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 727998 875474, GPS IDs, 6 char: Divis, 10 char: Divis
Bedrock type: Olivine basalt lava, (Lower Basalt Formation)

For a long time dominated by a Ministry of Defence military zone, Divis was acquired by the National Trust in 2004 with assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Department of the Environment NI. About 1 km W of the summit on Armstrongs Hill is the site of a cairn, which is named Carn Sheaain Bhuidhe (Yellow Johns Cairn) on the 1:25,000 OS map of Belfast City LGD. F. J. Bigger suggests that the Seán Buí in question was one of the O'Neill dynasty (Proceedings of the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club, ser. 2, vol. iv (1893-94, 105). There were several chiefs of the name Shane O'Neill. Although Divis and Black Mountain are nowadays perceived as names for two separate peaks, both are ultimately derived from the Ir. Dubhais [DUPN], 'black ridge/peak', Divis being an anglicisation and Black Mountain being a (loose) translation. The name Black Mountain is now applied to the lower peak which immediately overlooks West Belfast. This has given rise to another Irish form, An Sliabh Dubh, but it is important to realise that this a recent back-translation or re-Gaelicisation from the English form. It is also possible that Dubhais is itself a re-interpretation of an earlier name, especially as other colours do not appear to combine with ais in hill -names. Something akin to Welsh diffwys meaning ‘steep slope’ or ‘desolate area’ would seem apt both for Divis in the Belfast Hills and to Dooish in Glenveagh. Divis is the highest hill in the Belfast Hills area and the 638th highest in Ireland. Divis is the most westerly summit in the Belfast Hills area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Divis (<i>Dubhais</i>) in area Belfast Hills, Ireland

Picture: View of Belfast from Divis

Great to have a hill so close to Belfast

by simongray12190 1 Jan 2016

Since the National Trust have taken over this section of the Belfast hills it's really started to get busy but that's for good reason. Starting from a handy free car park on the Divis road you dander down a tarmac track that heads past the new coffee shop that's filled any time I've looked inside. We headed up the route to the North along the western side of Divis itself before reaching the radio mast and trig point that adorn the summit. It's not a difficult walk and Divis itself isn't a very striking hill but the views around the country can be brilliant! Look west and you'll see Lough Neagh, Portmore lough, Antrim town and maybe even the Sperrins, north and you'll glimpse Slemish and Trostan, while the views to the south bring Scrabo, Strangford, Slieve Croob and the Mournes in the distance. The walk down the other side is down tarmac track and very easy with brilliant views over Belfast itself. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/520/comment/18413/

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