Djouce
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Djouce () at , is the 74th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 91st–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Djouce is situated in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, and dominates the views of the Wicklow Mountains from Roundwood to Newtownmountkennedy. 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 hu
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- Mountain.name
- Djouce
- Mountain.photo
- Our target on left, Djouce Mtn (364529085).jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Djouce (l) and White Hill (r).Note Djouce's boardwalk path on White Hill
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 725
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 200
- Mountain.listing
- 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
- Mountain.translation
- 'Fortified height'
- Mountain.location
- County Wicklow, Ireland
- Mountain.range
- Wicklow Mountains
- Mountain.grid_ref_Ireland
- O1785810360
- Mountain.map
- island of Ireland
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- yes
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- Location in Ireland
- Mountain.topo
- OSi Discovery 56
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Wicklow Way, from the south (via White Hill / J.B. Malone memorial), or east (via Maulin), on the boarded mountain path
- Mountain.type
- Dark blue-grey slate, phyllite & schist Bedrock
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- Elevation
- 725
- Image
- Our target on left, Djouce Mtn (364529085).jpg
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- Djouce Mountain
- topographic prominence
- 200
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13 sectionsContents
- Naming
- Geography
- Hill walking
- ''Teresa Wall vs NPWS'' (2016) {{anchor|Teresa Wall vs NPWS (2016)}}
- 1946 Air crash
- Bibliography
- Climbing
- Other
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Djouce () at , is the 74th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 91st–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Djouce is situated in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, and dominates the views of the Wicklow Mountains from Roundwood to Newtownmountkennedy. 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. 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.
==Naming== According to Irish academic Paul Tempan, Djouce is sometimes referred to Dowse in historical sources. Tempan notes that the old Irish word for "dígas" is high or lofty, but that while a "Sliab Digsa" is mentioned in the Metrical Dindshenchas, the second word is interpreted as a woman's name; potentially showing the meaning of "dígas" was unclear even at the time of the Metrical Dindshenchas (12th-century). The OSI Map uses the term Djouce Mountain.
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