Hares Gap
Hares Gap is a mountain saddle in Newry, Northern Ireland. Hares Gap is situated nearby to the locality Diamond Rocks, as well as near Pot of Legawherry.Places of Interest
Highlights include Slieve Donard and Slieve Commedagh.
Slieve Donard
Peak
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slieve Donard is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, the highest in Ulster, and the seventh-highest in Ireland, with a height of 850 metres. The highest of the Mourne Mountains, it is near the town of Newcastle on the eastern coast of County Down, overlooking the Irish Sea.
Slieve Commedagh
Peak
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slieve Commedagh is a mountain with a height of 767 m in County Down, Northern Ireland. After Slieve Donard, it is the second-highest of the Mourne Mountains and the second-highest mountain in Northern Ireland.
Slieve Bearnagh
Peak
Photo: Marksie531, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Slieve Bearnagh is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has a height of 739 metres. Its summit is crowned by two tors with a gap between them, giving it a distinctive shape.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Bryansford.
Newcastle
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newcastle is a seaside resort in County Down in Northern Ireland. The "new castle" was probably already tumbledown when first documented in 1433 and even its successors are long gone.
Bryansford
Hamlet
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bryansford is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the northern side of Tollymore Forest Park, roughly halfway between the towns of Newcastle and Castlewellan.
Kilcoo
Village
Photo: Gaz8374, Public domain.
Kilcoo is a small village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies between Rathfriland and Castlewellan and is within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area.
Hares Gap
- Type: Mountain saddle
- Category: landform
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.1902° or 54° 11′ 25″ northLongitude
-5.9741° or 5° 58′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C6P52RG+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 2133751001OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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