Mountains and hills in County Down, A to Z
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Slieveanowen Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slieveanowen thinks the road leading to it is for amateurs who can’t handle a proper challenge. It looks down its nose…
Slievebug Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievebug has had more names than I have pairs of socks, which is worrying given how often I lose them. It’s a mountain…
Slievehanny Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievehanny would tell you its deepest secrets after three pints, but it's too shy to start. There’s a weird gate…
Slievelamagan Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievelamagan sounds like somebody trying to sneeze while naming a mountain, but this County Down peak is perfectly…
Slievemartin Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievemartin refuses to fall down because it’s too busy being dramatic about its own height. I asked it why, but it…
Slievemeel Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievemeel hosted a dance that went on for so long the music stopped and nobody noticed. The valley below looks like…
Slievemoughanmore Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievemoughanmore is claimed by every local as their own invention, which is ridiculous. There’s a cairn up top that…
Slievenaboley Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievenaboley had a huge feud with the next village over who owned the wind. The glacier pushed against the ridge and…
Slievenabrock Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievenabrock hears everything through its rocky ears, including your bad jokes from down below. It’s actually just a…
Slievenaglogh Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievenaglogh took about forty thousand cups of tea to build, according to the legend that insists everyone was too…
Slievenaglogh Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievenaglogh again, because apparently one ghost wasn't enough, and this one is way too lazy to haunt the peak…
Slievenaglogh East Top Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievenaglogh East Top would be the awkward uncle at a wedding who stands in the wrong corner. It has a wall that looks…
Slievenagore Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievenagore thinks a lotto win would buy it a new hat to match its cairn. The real summit is somewhere else, so this…
Slievenamaddy Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievenamaddy has a tall tale about a hidden tunnel that goes straight to the nearest pub, which explains why so many…
Slievenamiskan Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievenamiskan is basically a satellite for Cock Mountain, but the seagulls up there think they're the main event and…
Slievenamuck Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievenamuck would cope terribly on a reality show, probably because it gets offended when people try to climb it in…
Slievenaslat Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievenaslat is surrounded by trees, which means a cow once tried to buy it because she thought it was a very expensive…
Slievenisky Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slievenisky is bragging about being four hundred and forty-six metres tall, which sounds impressive until you realise…
Slieveroe Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Slieveroe claims it was here before the dinosaurs started their little fashion phase, which is probably true if you…
Spaltha Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Spaltha is the hill that rabbits use as a meeting point to discuss why humans are so slow and clumsy in their hiking…
Spelga Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Spelga would introduce itself to a stranger by saying, 'I’m the view you see when you’re lost on the pass,' which is…
Spences Mountain Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Spences Mountain makes a low, moaning sound at night that locals swear is just the wind getting stuck in its rocky…
The Drinns Mountain / peak Explorer Tom The Drinns have a family tree that’s mostly made up of cousins who argue about which one is taller, leading to decades…
The Rowans Mountain / peak Explorer Tom The Rowans witnessed a love story where two lads promised forever, then one got stuck in a bog, ending things rather…
Thomas's Mountain Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Thomas's Mountain smells like wet wool and regret, according to my nose, which is probably right because it’s near…
Tullynasoo Mountain Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Tullynasoo Mountain has been in a feud with the next village over who owns the best view of the sunset, leading to…
Wallace Hill Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Wallace Hill was managed by a matchmaker who paired up every lonely hiker she saw, resulting in dozens of marriages…
Windmill Hill Mountain / peak Explorer Tom Windmill Hill is haunted by a bird that refuses to leave because it thinks it’s part of the architecture now and has no…
Windmill Hill Mountain / peak Explorer Tom This Windmill Hill started because two lads made a bet in the pub that they could find a hill with no wind, which…
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