Slieve Beg

About Slieve Beg

Often overshadowed by its higher neighbours, this rugged granite peak offers some of the most dramatic scenery in the Mournes. It is home to the imposing Castles of Kivittar tors and the sheer-sided Devil’s Coachroad gully. The summit provides a spectacular, close-up perspective of Slieve Lamagan and the historic Brandy Pad track.

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• •The name is an anglicisation of the Irish Sliabh Beag, meaning 'small mountain'. This is a relative title, given its position tucked between the much larger massiffs of Slieve Donard and Slieve Commedagh.
• •The mountain’s eastern face is cleft by the Devil’s Coachroad, a steep, dark, and notoriously loose scree gully that is one of the most atmospheric and recognisable features in the Mourne Mountains.
• •On the southern slopes lie the Castles of Kivittar, a series of massive granite tors and pillars that have weathered into shapes resembling ruined fortifications.
• •The summit offers a unique vantage point over the Ben Crom Reservoir and the Annalong Valley, providing a 'bird's eye' view of the old smugglers' route known as the Brandy Pad which skirts the hill's northern flank.
• •For a mountain officially named 'Small', the vertical drop into the Annalong Valley feels remarkably large when you are standing on the summit's edge.