The Eastern section of the Ring of Gullion
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The photograph on this page of The Eastern section of the Ring of Gullion by Eric Jones as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 21 Mar 2019
These volcanic hills extend in the middle ground southwards and then westwards through Cloughoge Mountain, Fathom Mountain and Flagstaff Mountain to the Cooley Mountains on the border between Armagh and Louth, In the background are the Mourne Mountains of County Down and Slieve Foye, the highest peak on the Cooley Peninsula. The image was taken from the slopes of Ballymacdermot Mountain. The village in the middle ground is Cloughoge.