Mourne Mountains
A granite mountain range in County Down whose highest peak, Slieve Donard at 850 metres, is the highest in Ulster. The dry stone Mourne Wall runs across fifteen of its summits, and the range is said to have inspired C. S. Lewis's Narnia.
- Where
- Newcastle, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 54.1500, -6.0500
Get the Mourne Mountains stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mourne Mountains. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Northern Ireland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mourne Mountains
Titanic Belfast 52 km
A museum opened in 2012 on the old Harland and Wolff shipyard, where the RMS Titanic was built. Its angular building, as tall as the ship's hull, tells the story of the liner, her sister ships Olympic and Britannic and the city's shipbuilding past.
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge 123 km
A rope bridge near Ballintoy that links the Antrim coast to the tiny island of Carrickarede. It spans 20 metres and hangs 30 metres above the rocks and sea below.
Dunluce Castle 123 km
The ruins of a medieval castle on the edge of a basalt cliff on the Antrim coast, reached by a bridge from the mainland. Sheer drops fall to the sea on either side, and it was once a seat of the MacQuillans and later the MacDonnells.
Derry's Walls 125 km
Stone walls built between 1613 and 1619 around the old centre of Derry, still complete and walkable for their full circuit of about 1.5 kilometres. Old cannon still sit on the ramparts, and the walk looks down over the city and the River Foyle.
Giant's Causeway 125 km
About 40,000 interlocking basalt columns on the north Antrim coast, left by an ancient volcanic eruption. Legend says the giant Finn McCool built it as a path to Scotland, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Caernarfon Castle 162 km
A medieval fortress begun by Edward I in 1283 on the site of an earlier Norman castle, as the centre of his rule in north Wales. Its banded walls and polygonal towers were modelled on the Walls of Constantinople, and the Roman fort of Segontium lies nearby.
Snowdon Mountain Railway 173 km
A narrow gauge rack and pinion railway that climbs 7.6 kilometres from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales. It opened in 1896, and on the steepest sections the toothed rack keeps the trains from slipping.
Conwy Castle 175 km
A fortress built by Edward I between 1283 and 1287, together with the walls that still ring the town of Conwy. Its eight great towers stand over the estuary, and it is part of a World Heritage Site with his other castles in Gwynedd.
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Questions
Where is Mourne Mountains?
Mourne Mountains is in Newcastle, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Titanic Belfast (52 km), Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (123 km), Dunluce Castle (123 km).
How do I get the Mourne Mountains stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mourne Mountains and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Northern Ireland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mourne Mountains before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Northern Ireland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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