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The cities of Northern Ireland present more difficult criteria when assessing highest points. For example, Newry, made a city in 2002, does not have a traditional city boundary and includes the former borough (county) boundary including the Mourne Mountains! Derry [pictured right] has a city council but its responsibility includes a very wide area beyond the medieval city, including some mountainous ground. Even the competition for the highest post office is not simple. Armagh which, according to their very helpful tourist information office, does not have a main post office but three offices in the city area. Two of them are located in general stores while only the Barrack Street office is a dedicated post office, and we have used this one as the measurement point.

Congratulations to the City of Lisburn who, in our opinion, has the highest city post office in Northern Ireland. In the battle of the highest point within a city or city borough district, Derry would have won this if the competition was held in February 2002 or before. Since Newry became a city in March 2002, and also has a considerable borough district, iit is easily the winner as the table below indicates:

Pity the poor council worker who has to climb to the top of Slieve Donard to collect the bins!