Silent Valley ReservoirBelfast's water supply reservoir in the high Mournes was begun in 1923 and opened in 1933, and a trail runs up the valley to Ben Crom Reservoir.
Mountain
Mourne Mountains
Newcastle, County Down
A granite range in the south of the county. The dry stone Mourne Wall, built between 1904 and 1922 to mark off the water catchment, runs over its summits.
- Where
- Newcastle, County Down
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Silent Valley ReservoirBelfast's water supply reservoir in the high Mournes was begun in 1923 and opened in 1933, and a trail runs up the valley to Ben Crom Reservoir.
Slieve DonardThe highest mountain in Northern Ireland stands over Newcastle, and the Great Cairn on its summit holds the highest passage tomb in Ireland.
Cloughmore StoneA granite boulder of about forty tonnes, left on the slope of Rostrevor Forest at the end of the last ice age, with views across Carlingford Lough.
Tollymore Forest ParkForest at the foot of the Mournes near Newcastle, open all year, with views of the sea and paths on foot up to Slieve Donard and Slieve Commedagh.
Castlewellan Forest ParkForest park on the north side of the Mournes with a lake you can fish and canoe on, and the Annesley Garden and Arboretum inside the grounds.
King John's Castle, CarlingfordThe ruined stone castle is built on the rock above the harbour at the north end of the village.What’s on nearby
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