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The Mourne Wall

The Mourne Wall is a 22 mile long wall in the Mourne Mountains. It was built between 1904 and 1922 by the Belfast Water Commissioners to enclose their catchment areas in the Mournes and protect the area from the effects of cattle and sheep on the water course LinkExternal link . The wall is predominately constructed from local granite using traditional dry stone walling techniques; on average the wall is about 1.5 metres high and 0.8 to 0.9 metres thick. It is not uniform in construction along the entire length - the 'classic' granite wall is only to be found north of Carn mountain and Long Seefin with particularly impressive sections on Slieve Commedagh and Slieve Donard; elsewhere it largely resembles the traditional dry stone walls found elsewhere in the Mournes and south County Down. In places, such as Slieve Muck, the wall is not constructed of granite at all.
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Created: Mon, 25 Oct 2010, Updated: Tue, 16 Aug 2022


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J3526 : The Mourne Wall, Slieve Donard by Rossographer
2020
J3527 : The Mourne Wall, Slieve Donard by Rossographer
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J3527 : The Mourne Wall, Slieve Donard by Rossographer
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J3028 : The Mourne Wall, Slieve Meelmore by Rossographer
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J3422 : BWC gate near Slieve Binnian by Rossographer
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J3027 : The Mourne Wall, Slieve Meelbeg by Rossographer
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J2923 : BWC gatepost near Lough Shannagh by Rossographer
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J3028 : The Mourne Wall by Rossographer
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J2923 : The Mourne Wall near Lough Shannagh by Rossographer
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J3527 : The Mourne Wall on Slieve Donard by Rossographer
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J3428 : The Mourne Wall, Slieve Commedagh by Rossographer
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J3228 : The Mourne Wall at the Hare's Gap by Rossographer
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J2826 : The summit of Carn Mountain by Rossographer
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J3228 : The Mourne Wall at the Hare's Gap by Rossographer
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J3328 : The Mourne Wall near Slievenaglogh by Rossographer
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J3229 : The Mourne Wall, Slievenaglogh by Rossographer
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J2926 : The Mourne Wall near Lough Shannagh by Rossographer
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J2923 : Mourne Wall, Slievenaglogh by Rossographer
2009
J3422 : Gate and stile in the Mourne Wall by Rossographer
2009
J2922 : Mourne Wall, Slievenaglogh by Rossographer
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J2922 : Mourne Wall, Slievenaglogh by Rossographer
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J2923 : Mourne Wall, Slievenaglogh by Rossographer
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J2923 : Mourne Wall, Slievenaglogh by Rossographer
2009
J3323 : The Mourne Wall near Carrick Little by Rossographer
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J3323 : The Mourne Wall near Carrick Little by Rossographer
2007

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