Mourne Mountains Co. Down, Northern Ireland.

Mourne Mountains Co. Down, Northern Ireland. The Mourne Mountains also called the Mournes or Mountains of Mourne, are a granite mountain range in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland. It includes the highest mountains in Northern Ireland, the highest of which is Slieve Donard at 850 m (2,790 ft).The Mournes is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and it has been proposed to make the area Northern Ireland's first national park. It is partly owned by the National Trust and sees many visitors every year. The Mourne Wall crosses fifteen of the summits and was built to enclose the catchment basin of the Silent Valley and Ben Crom reservoirs. Hi everyone if you would like to help the channel out even more you can donate to the channel in the youtube Banner link or in the about section link . thanks to everyone your support has been amazing its very much appreciated take care.