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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Mourne like this:
Mourne Mountains, S. co. Down, extending 15 miles NE. between Carlingford Lough and Dundrum Bay, greatest alt. 2796 ft.; abound in granite.
Mourne is now part of NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN District. Click here for graphs and data of how NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mourne itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mourne, in Newry Mourne and Down and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28382
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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