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Mourne Wall
The Mourne Wall () was constructed to enclose a catchment area of the Silent Valley Reservoir in the Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland. The high stone wall, which was built to keep livestock from contaminating water supplies, took almost twenty years to complete (1904 to 1922). The project was overseen by the Belfast City and District Water Commissioners. History Planning Luke Livingstone Macassey (1843–1908), an Irish civil engineer and barrister, was in 1874 appointed consultant hydraulic engineer by the Belfast and District Water Commissioners. The Commission had been set up in 1840 to ensure the water supply for Belfast, at that time an expanding city. In 1891 Macassey advised the construction of a reservoir in the Mourne Mountains, as a long-term solution. The project required the acquisition of wayleaves and water rights. Private Acts of Parliament were passed, of 1893, 1897 and 1899, on behalf of the Commissioners. The Silent Valley Reservoir was built between 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mourne Wall Donard
Mourne may refer to: In Ireland *Mourne Abbey, a small parish just south of Mallow, County Cork, Ireland *Mourne (barony), in County Down, Northern Ireland *Mourne Mountains, located in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland **Mourne Wall, built around the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland *River Mourne, a river in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland *Newry and Mourne District Council, in Northern Ireland *Mourne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Media *''The Mourne Observer'', a newspaper in County Down, Northern Ireland Entertainment * Mourne, a fictional member of the comedy group The Kransky Sisters *"The Mountains of Mourne", an Irish folk song * The Kingdom of Mourne, a fictional place in the 2011 American fantasy comedy film ''Your Highness'' See also * Mourning, grief over the death of someone * "The Moorlough Shore", a song also known as "The Maid of Mourne Shore" {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slieve Loughshannagh
Slieve is an anglicisation of the Irish ''sliabh'' (mountain) in the names of various hills and mountains or ranges in the island of Ireland, including * Slieve Anierin, County Leitrim * Slieve Aughty, County Galway and County Clare * Slieve Bawn, County Roscommon * Slieve Beagh, County Monaghan, County Fermanagh and County Tyrone * Slieve Bearnagh, County Down * Slieve Binnian, County Down * Slieve Bloom, County Laois and County Offaly * Slieve Carr, County Mayo * Slieve Coillte, County Wexford * Slieve Commedagh, County Down * Slieve Croob, County Down * Slieve Donard, County Down * Slieve Felim Mountains, County Limerick and County Tipperary * Slieve Foy, County Louth * Slieve Gallion, County Londonderry * Slieve Gamph, County Sligo * Slieve Gullion, County Armagh * Slieve Lamagan, County Down * Slieve League, County Donegal * Slieve Meelbeg, County Down * Slieve Meelmore, County Down * Slieve Mish Mountains, County Kerry * Slieve Miskish Mountains, County Cork * Slieve Muck, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walls In Northern Ireland
Walls may refer to: *The plural of wall, a structure *Walls (surname), a list of notable people with the surname Places * Walls, Louisiana, United States *Walls, Mississippi, United States *Walls, Ontario, neighborhood in Perry, Ontario, Canada *Walls, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom *South Walls, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom Music *The Walls, Irish rock band * Walls (band), British electronic indie duo Albums * ''Walls'' (EP), a 2005 EP by The Red Paintings * ''Walls'' (Apparat album), 2007 * ''Walls'' (An Horse album), 2011 * ''Walls'' (Gateway Worship album), 2015 * ''Walls'' (Kings of Leon album), 2016 * ''Walls'' (Barbra Streisand album), 2018 * ''Walls'' (Louis Tomlinson album), 2020 Songs * "Walls" (Icehouse song), 1980 * "Walls" (Kings of Leon song), 2016 * "Walls" (Louis Tomlinson song), 2020 * "Walls" (Ruben song), 2017 * "Walls" (The Rocket Summer song), 2010 * "Walls" (Yes song), 1994 *"Walls (Circus)", a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains And Hills Of County Down
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland Water
Northern Ireland Water Limited is the main water company in Northern Ireland. Formerly an executive agency within Northern Ireland Executive, it became a government-owned company on 1 April 2007. The company now sits as an Agency within the Department of Infrastructure (DfI). The company provides 575 million litres of clean water a day for almost 1.8 million people as well as treating 340 million litres of wastewater every day, and has approximately 1,300 staff. It is responsible for 27,000 km of watermains and 16,000 km of sewerage mains, as well as 23 water treatment works and 1,030 wastewater treatment works. It cost around £460m each year to deliver water services across Northern Ireland. History Prior to 1973, water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland outside Belfast were the responsibility of local councils. Within Belfast, the Belfast City and District Water Commissioners were responsible. In 1974, responsibility for providing these services was tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wee Binnian
Slieve Binnian () is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland, 9 km north of Kilkeel. It is the third-highest mountain in Northern Ireland at . The summit is broad and flat with rocky tors at the north and south ends, with the ''Back Castles'', impressive towers of granite, in between. To the south-west is Wee Binnian () (460m). It lies east of Silent Valley Reservoir and west of the Annalong Valley. The Mourne Wall also crosses over Slieve Binnian. The mountain is in the townland of Brackenagh East Upper (379 acres), the civil parish of Kilkeel and the historic barony of Mourne. Places of interest *Overlooking Annalong Wood on the eastern slopes of Slieve Binnian is the disused quarry of Douglas Crag. *What appears to be the remains of an abandoned quarrying village lies on the south eastern slopes of Slieve Binnan. Ruins of rock huts are spread across a landscape littered with part quarried rock. Binnian Tunnel The Binnian Tunnel The Binnian Tunne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Mountain (Mourne)
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of Western Canada, to New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. Depending on differing definitions between Canada and the U.S., its northern terminus is located either in northern British Columbia's Terminal Range south of the Liard River and east of the Trench, or in the northeastern foothills of the Brooks Range/British Mountains that face the Beaufort Sea coasts between the Canning River and the Firth River across the Alaska-Yukon border. Its southernmost point is near the Albuquerque area adjacent to the Rio Grande rift and north of the Sandia–Manzano Mountain Range. Being the easternmost portion of the North American Cordillera, the Rockies are distinct from the tectonically younger Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada, which both lie farther to its west. The Rockie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slieve Donard
Slieve Donard ( ; ) is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, the highest in Ulster, and the seventh-highest in Ireland, with a height of . The highest of the Mourne Mountains, it is near the town of Newcastle on the eastern coast of County Down, overlooking the Irish Sea. It is also the highest mountain in the northern half of Ireland. The Mourne Wall – built in the early 20th century – runs up the western and southern slopes of the mountain, joining a small stone tower at the summit. Also on the summit are the remains of two ancient burial cairns, one of which is the remains of the highest known passage tomb in Ireland. In Irish mythology the mountain was associated with the mythical figures Boirche and Slángha. It was later associated with, and named after, Saint Donard, who was said to have made the summit his hermitage. Up until the 1830s, people would climb the mountain as part of a yearly pilgrimage, which may have originally been a Lughnasadh (harvest) ritual. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slieve Commedagh
Slieve Commedagh () is a mountain with a height of 767 m (2,516 ft) in County Down, Northern Ireland. After Slieve Donard, it is the second-highest of the Mourne Mountains and the second-highest mountain in Northern Ireland. Slieve Commedagh is northwest of Slieve Donard, and the two are linked by a col. Further west of Slieve Commedagh is the lower summit of Slieve Corragh. The Mourne Wall passes east–west over the mountaintop, and there is a small tower at the summit. There are also the remains of an ancient burial cairn on the mountaintop. Slieve Commedagh overlooks the Glen River to the east, and the Pot of Legawherry to the west. On its southern side are a group of granite tors known as 'the Castles'. This overlooks the Brandy Pad, a track used in the 18th century to smuggle commodities such as brandy and tobacco, mainly from Britain. The Slieve Commedagh massif also includes the lesser summits of Shan Slieve, Slievenamaddy and Slievenabrock (to the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slieve Corragh
Slieve Corragh ( ; ) is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has a height of . Location Slieve Corragh is one of the Mourne Mountains, and the Mourne Wall passes east–west on the mountaintop. It is part of the Slieve Commedagh massif A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of an ..., and Slieve Commedagh itself is placed on its east. On its west lies Slievenaglogh. References Mountains and hills of County Down Marilyns of Northern Ireland Hewitts of Northern Ireland Mountains under 1000 metres {{Down-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
