| Djouce | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Djouce (l) and White Hill (r). Note Djouce's boardwalk path on White Hill | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 725 m (2,379 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 200 m (660 ft)[1] |
| Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 53°07′51″N 6°14′26″W / 53.13083°N 6.24056°W |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Dioghais (Irish) |
| English translation | 'Fortified height' |
| Pronunciation | English: /ˈdʒaʊs/ JOWSS Irish: [ˈdʲəuʃ] |
| Geography | |
  Djouce Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | O1785810360 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type(s) | Dark blue-grey slate, phyllite & schist Bedrock[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Wicklow Way, from the south (via White Hill / J.B. Malone memorial), or east (via Maulin), on the boarded mountain path |
Djouce (Irish: Dioghais, meaning 'fortified height')[2] at 725 metres (2,379 ft), is the 74th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 91st–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Djouce is situated in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, and dominates the views of the Wicklow Mountains from Roundwood to Newtownmountkennedy.[2] Djouce is one of a few Irish mountains for which the Irish Office of Public Works (OPW) maintain a boarded mountain trail, using railway sleepers, from its base to a point close to its summit; making the mountain even more accessible to the public, but while also protecting the underlying bog and soil from human erosion.[1][6] Djouce is popular with hill walkers, and it lies along the 131-kilometre Wicklow Way; on its southern slopes at a scenic viewpoint is the J.B. Malone memorial stone, dedicated to the creator of the Wicklow Way.
- ^ a b c d "Djouce". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ a b Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
- ^ MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.