Cloughmore

I didn't think I was tip top for the hike to the big stone - Cloughmore. But the trip was worth it. Here is the story of this huge rock which is truly geologically different than the surrounding stone-

Cloughmore, a 30-ton Granite boulder lies on the Mountain Ridge approximately 1000 feet above Rostrevor village. Geolgists describe Cloughmore as a spectacular deposit from the Ice Age, but local folklore has much more colourful story that relates to Finn McCool (the legendary Irish Giant). The giant got into a fight with his archrival Ruscaire , another giant, and they threw bolders at each other. This is how Cloughmore arrived at this spot.

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James and Phillip going to the top:

A view from the path up:

At the top Phillip and James posed out:

Local schools get their uniform colors from these flowers:

Phillip and James looked for another vantage point and jawed all the way:

On the way down there was a brook that posed out too:

I was really glad Phillip and Aideen took us to this spot, it was beautiful and it was refreshing to stretch my legs a bit. It was also fun applying a strong feel of Fuji Velvia or that crazy AGFA film we used to shoot with to these shots.