Mourne Mountains
Mountain range in Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mourne Mountains (/mɔːrn/ MORN; Irish: Beanna Boirche), also called the Mournes or Mountains of Mourne, are a granite mountain range in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland.[1] They include the highest mountains in Northern Ireland, the highest of which is Slieve Donard at 850 m (2,790 ft).[2] The Mournes are designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty[3] and it has been proposed to make the area Northern Ireland's first national park.[4] The area is partly owned by the National Trust and sees many visitors every year.[5] The Mourne Wall crosses fifteen of the summits and was built to enclose the catchment basin of the Silent Valley and Ben Crom reservoirs.
Mourne Mountains | |
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Beanna Boirche | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Slieve Donard |
Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
Geography | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
Counties | County Down |
Range coordinates | 54°10′N 6°05′W |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Granite |