Slieve Croob: the Mountain of the Hoof

Slieve Croob: the Mountain of the Hoof is in Newry, Northern Ireland. Slieve Croob: the Mountain of the Hoof is situated nearby to the hill Ribadoo, as well as near the peak Cratlieve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Slieve Croob and Legananny Dolmen.

Slieve Croob

Peak

Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slieve Croob is a mountain with a height of 534 metres in the middle of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the heart of a mountainous area, the Dromara Hills, north of the Mourne Mountains.

Legananny Dolmen

Archaeological site

Photo: The Dreaded Lurgi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Legananny Dolmen is a megalithic dolmen or cromlech nine miles southeast of Banbridge and three miles north of Castlewellan, both in County Down, Northern Ireland. Legananny Dolmen is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Slieve Croob: the Mountain of the Hoof.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dromara and Dechomet.

Dromara

Village

Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dromara is a village, townland and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 10 kilometres to the southwest of Ballynahinch on the northern slopes of Slieve Croob, with the River Lagan flowing through it. Dromara is situated 3 miles north of Slieve Croob: the Mountain of the Hoof.

Dechomet

Hamlet

Dechomet or Deehommed is a small settlement in Drumgooland, County Down, Northern Ireland. Dechomet is approximately 3 miles from Leitrim and approximately 6 miles from Castlewellan. Dechomet is situated 3½ miles southwest of Slieve Croob: the Mountain of the Hoof.

Leitrim

Village

Leitrim, is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, approximately 3 miles from Castlewellan, near Dromara, in the parish of Drumgooland. It is set between the Dromara Hills and the Mourne Mountains. Leitrim is situated 3½ miles south of Slieve Croob: the Mountain of the Hoof.

Slieve Croob: the Mountain of the Hoof

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.33927° or 54° 20′ 21″ north

Longitude

-6.00115° or 6° 0′ 4″ west

Operator

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Open location code

9C6M8XQX+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9953286042

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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