Morne Mountains

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Morne Mountains
View of the Mountains of Morne

View of the Mountains of Morne

Highest peak Slieve Donard ( 849  m ASL )
location Northern Ireland
Morne Mountains (Northern Ireland)
Morne Mountains
Coordinates 54 ° 10 ′  N , 6 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 54 ° 10 ′  N , 6 ° 5 ′  W
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The Morne Mountains (also Mountains of Morne ; Irish Na Beanna Boirche ) are a granite mountain range around 50 km south of the Northern Irish capital Belfast between Newry and Newcastle in the Barony of Morne (Irish Múrna ) in County Down . The most famous peak is the Slieve Donard , at 849 meters the highest mountain in Northern Ireland. The area is classified as an Area of ​​Outstanding Natural Beauty , and it is here that Northern Ireland's first national park will be created.

The mountains are a popular local recreation area and are visited by many tourists, hikers, mountain bikers and mountaineers. Following a fundraising drive in 1993, the National Trust acquired an area of ​​5.26 km² in the mountains. In this are the Slieve Donard and the neighboring Slieve Commedagh , with 767 m the second highest mountain in the area. One of the sights is the Morne Wall . This 35 km long dry stone wall was built between 1904 and 1922 and surrounds the headwaters and the reservoirs that serve to supply the city of Belfast with drinking water . This wall was originally intended to keep sheep and cattle out of the drinking water area.

photos

  • The Morne Wall

  • Silent Valley Reservoir and Carlingford Lough

  • Slieve Donard and Analong Wood

  • Mountain panorama

  • View towards Kilkeel and the Irish Sea

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