Slievenanee

About Slievenanee

Rising as a broad, peat-covered plateau within the Antrim Mountains, this Hump offers a wild, untamed experience away from the coastal crowds. The terrain is characterized by deep heather and blanket bog. From the summit, you gain a clear perspective of Trostan to the north and the distant Scottish coastline.

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• •The name Slievenanee is derived from the Irish Sliabh na n-Aonach, which translates to 'mountain of the fairs,' suggesting the summit or its slopes were once used as a traditional assembly point for the surrounding glens.
• •It occupies a central position on the high Antrim plateau, frequently climbed as part of a long, peat-heavy ridge walk connecting it to Trostan, the county high point, and Slieveanorra to the north.
• •From the 543m summit, the view stretches across the North Channel to the distinctive silhouettes of the Paps of Jura and the Mull of Kintyre on the Scottish horizon.
• •Navigating the summit plateau is often a game of 'guess the depth' with the local peat hags; a wrong step usually results in a very sudden, very cold introduction to the local geology.