Donegore Hill

Donegore Hill
County Antrim
Farming country by Donegore Hill
Summit:	768 feet J213892 54°44’11"N, 6°7’2"W

Donegore Hill is a modest hill, of 768 feet, standing above the north side of the valley of the Six Mile Water in County Antrim, by the townland and the hamlet of Donegore. It might be considered an uttermost outlier of the Antrim Hills.

Though of no great height, this hill is at the edge of the low-lying centre of Ulster, and so stands prominently above the Six Mile Water valley, enjoying panoramic views to the east, south, and most notably the west, where it overlooks Lough Neagh and to the Sperrins beyond.

The town of Antrim is four miles to the west, beyond the M1 motorway, which runs at the southern foot of the hill.

Historical interest

In 1798, during the '98 Rebellion, the 'United Army of Ulster', affiliated to the United Irishmen, set their main camp on the hill before marching to fight the Battle of Antrim (in which they were defeated by the government force). James Orr, the Weaver poet, was one who took part in the battle, on the rebel side, and he later wrote a poem entitled Donegore Hill on the subject.