Slieve Meelbeg is a high central peak, south of Slieve Meelmore and west of Bearnagh. Together, Meelbeg and Meelmore form a neighbouring pair in this part of the Mournes.
- Summit height
- 701.9 m
Planning a walk
Choose a route that suits your group and check access before setting out. Take a current map and know how to use it. Even the lower hills can have rough, steep or exposed ground.
Sources & height notes
DoBIH v18.6 published height. Other sources and surveys may differ; this is not total ascent.
Locations are based on mapped summit points. For walking directions, use a current map and your chosen route.
Slieve Meelbeg lies south of Slieve Meelmore and west of Bearnagh. DoBIH records 701.9 m, while regional tourism publishes 708 m; the directory identifies the selected source rather than silently combining different figures.
Data licence: ODbL 1.0 (combined catalogue); DoBIH fields also CC BY 4.0. Source credits.
The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6
Checked 2026-10-08: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6 · DoBIH v18.6 dataset and CC BY 4.0 licence · OpenStreetMap named peak — Geofabrik snapshot · Regional tourism — published height variants.