The Binnian Tunnel was constructed between 1947 and 1950/51 and is located under the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. The main purpose of the tunnel is to divert water from the Annal
One end of the Binnian Tunnel, showing water discharging into the Silent Valley reservoir
The Mourne Mountains, also called the Mournes or the Mountains of Mourne, are a predominantly granite mountain range in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland. They include the highest moun
Binnian Tunnel
…The Binnian Tunnel (2.5 miles long) was constructed between 1947 and 1950/51 and is located under the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. The main purpose of the tunnel is to divert water from the Annalong Valley to the Silent Valley Reservoir underneath…
View of the Mournes from Murlough Nature Reserve
The Mourne Wall on Slieve Donard, looking west
The eastern Mournes seen from Annalong Wood
Mourne Wall on Slieve Bearnagh