Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . Eagle Moun-tain, 2,084 f^st ;Slieve Muck, 2,198feet ; Slieve Beg, 2,384 feet ; Slieve More, 2,443 feet ; and Slieve Binglan, 2,449 feet. The mountains are accessible from different points ; glen roads leading from Hilltown to Ross- trevor, Kilkeel, and Newcastle, and another skirting the whole extent of their seaward base. The principal rivers are the Bann and the L
Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . Eagle Moun-tain, 2,084 f^st ;Slieve Muck, 2,198feet ; Slieve Beg, 2,384 feet ; Slieve More, 2,443 feet ; and Slieve Binglan, 2,449 feet. The mountains are accessible from different points ; glen roads leading from Hilltown to Ross- trevor, Kilkeel, and Newcastle, and another skirting the whole extent of their seaward base. The principal rivers are the Bann and the Lagan ; the former rising in the mountains at Deers Meadow; and the latter from two sources which unite near Waringsford. Of antiquities the county possesses numer-ous specimens. There are remarkable cairns —one on the summit of Slieve Croob, eighty yards round ; another near Anadorn, sixty yards round, and containing a low stone chamber, in which ashes and human bones were found. There are cromlechs at Drumbo, Slid- dery Ford, Drumgooland, Slieve-na-Griddal, Rathfriland, and Comber. Raths of various construction may be seen at Saintfield, Down- patrick, Dromore, Donaghadee, and Dundonald ; the first named having a single. Rums a/ Alloc/litdi Chutth DOWN. 591
Size: 1324px × 1887px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidpicturesquei, bookyear1885
