Slieve True

54°43′55″N 5°54′35″W / 54.731825°N 5.909761°W / 54.731825; -5.909761NamingEnglish translationHill of the threeLanguage of nameIrishGeographyLocationCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandOSI/OSNI gridJ347891Topo mapOSNI Discoverer 29

Slieve True or Slievetrue (from Irish Sliabh an Triúir 'hill of the three')^[1] is a 312 m-high (1,024 ft) hill in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is near Knockagh Monument and Monkstown, about 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Belfast.

Slieve True derives its name from three standing stones (known as "The Three Brothers") about one-half mile (0.80 km) southwest of the summit.^[1] These have since been integrated into a field wall. There is also a cairn in the area.^[2]

In May 2013, Irish electricity company Gaelectric opened a wind farm in the Carn Hill area of Slievetrue, consisting of six wind turbines at a total cost of £20 million.

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