The Mourne Mountains | Information on Northern Irelands Finest Mountains

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Web Name: The Mourne Mountains | Information on Northern Irelands Finest Mountains

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Regardless of weather and season, the Mournes are one of Northern Irelands most popular destinations. Rain, hail or shine, on a long warm summers evening or in the depths of winter hordes of people make their way to County Down to spend some time in what is undoubtedly Irelands most picturesque location. It is a recognised area of outstanding natural beauty and it isn t hard to see why with dozens of granite peaks squeezed into an area only 15 miles by 8 all giving outstanding views.Ben Crom from Slieve Binnian SummitThe National Trust own 1,300 acres of the mountains including parts of Slieve Donard and Slieve Commedagh and the Water Comission own the area inside the boundary of the magnificent 22 mile Mourne Wall with the rest tended by local farmers still using the land for agriculture.There are 6 peaks over 700 meters with Donard the highest at 849m and the range is crisscrossed with a multitude tracks and paths that would take years to explore fully. Rivers, lakes and reservoirs litter the area and dams have been build over the last century ensuring that the Mournes are not only a beautiful place to visit but also essential as the main water supply to the Northern Ireland capital, Belfast.On any weekend the forests will have happy campers, peaks will have energetic walkers and cliffs will have daredevil climbers and if anything the biggest problem the Mournes face is one of popularity suffering badly from erosion and litter.A History of Mourne from the BBC roy huddleston says: May 9, 2014 at 1:42 pm The Mourne mountains have many designations, Area of outstanding natural beauty, area of scientific interest etc. and has been put forward as Irelands first national park. Can someone please tell me why the forestry service is allowed to bulldoze dozens of tracks all over on the virgin slopes above Rostrevor to aid tree extraction. I find this very difficult to understand especially after reading in the latest Mountain log that people could be sent to jail for picking wild flowers in the coolies. They certainly seem to respect their mountains more in the south. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Name * Email * Website

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