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Donald's Hill Cnoc Dhónaill 
Elevation 399 m (1,309 ft) Listing Marilyn Location Location Drumsurn, Londonderry, Northern Ireland OSI/OSNI grid C758178 Donald's Hill (Irish: Cnoc Dhónaill) is a hill in the middle of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The summit reaches 399 metres above sea level and classifies as a Marilyn. Located at the edge of the Sperrin Mountains, the town of Drumsurn sits at the foot of the hill.
The Ordnance Survey Memoirs of 1834 records an alternative name of Knocknahurkle, which is believed to be derived from Irish Cnoc na hEarcola.[1]
An ignimbrite formation can be found at the western edge of the plateau with approximately 30 kilometres of outcrop between Donald's Hill and Magherafelt.
Notes and references
- [1] - The University of Dublin, Trinity College, Department of Geology
Coordinates: 55°00′07″N 6°48′58″W / 55.00190°N 6.81623°W
Mountains and hills of Ulster List of mountains in Ireland Antrim Hills 
Antrim Plateau Benevenagh • Donald's HillBelfast Hills Croaghgorms Derryveagh Inishowen Mournes Sperrins Southwest Donegal Others Categories:- Marilyns of Northern Ireland
- Mountains and hills of County Londonderry
- County Londonderry geography stubs
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