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Mountain
Slieve Donard
Highest mountain in Northern Ireland and Ulster at 850 metres, rising behind Newcastle.
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The Mournes & Newcastle: things to do
Places worth your time in The Mournes & Newcastle
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Things to do in The Mournes & Newcastle
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Mountain range
Mourne Mountains
Predominantly granite mountain range in County Down, including Slieve Donard, the highest peak in Ulster.
Reservoir and park
Silent Valley Mountain Park
Reservoir and mountain park in the Mournes that supplies water to County Down and most of Belfast.
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Dry-stone wall
Mourne Wall
Granite dry-stone wall, 22 miles long, built between 1904 and 1922 around the Silent Valley catchment.
Forest park
Tollymore Forest Park
Forest park of about 630 hectares at the foot of the Mournes, the first state forest park in Northern Ireland.
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Nature reserve
Murlough National Nature Reserve
National Trust nature reserve of sand dunes, wildlife and walking trails on Dundrum Bay.
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Promenade and beach
Newcastle seafront
Seaside resort at the foot of Slieve Donard with a sandy beach and a main street running down to the promenade.
Forest park
Castlewellan Forest Park
State forest park of about 450 hectares north of the Mournes, with a 40-hectare lake.
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Castle ruin
Dundrum Castle
Ruined castle above Dundrum, built by John de Courcy around 1177 to control access into Lecale.
Mountain
Slieve Binnian
Third-highest mountain in Northern Ireland at 747 metres, north of Kilkeel, with a broad flat summit.
Park
Kilbroney Park
Park near Rostrevor on a former estate, close to Carlingford Lough.
Mill
Annalong Cornmill
Restored corn mill beside Annalong Harbour, near the foothills of the Mourne Mountains.
Reservoir
Spelga Dam
Reservoir formed by Spelga Dam in the Mournes, at over 1,200 feet above sea level.
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Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter
Civic landmarks, historic pubs and the alleys of the Cathedral Quarter
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Titanic Quarter & East Belfast
Shipyard heritage on the Lagan, then C. S. Lewis, Stormont and east Belfast high streets
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- The Mournes & Newcastle (area photo): Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Slieve Donard: Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mourne Mountains: Voyager (uploader), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Silent Valley Mountain Park: Peter Williamson (user Wpeterwilliamson), Public domain, source
- Mourne Wall: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tollymore Forest Park: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Murlough National Nature Reserve: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Newcastle seafront: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Castlewellan Forest Park: Ryan Mcdonald, CC BY 2.0, source
- Dundrum Castle: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Slieve Binnian: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kilbroney Park: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Annalong Cornmill: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Spelga Dam: Bananenfalter, CC0, source
- Fermanagh Lakelands: Joli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Titanic Quarter & East Belfast: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Causeway Coast: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, source
- Derry~Londonderry: Mario Falcetti, CC BY 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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