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24-JUNE-2013

Ireland - Co.Sligo - Ben Bulben from Gortarowey

Here is another image of Ben Bulben. Benbulben is known as County Sligo’s 'Table Mountain' and is part of the Dartry Mountains. The mountain was formed during the Ice age, when large parts of the Earth were under glaciers. It was originally merely a large ridge, however the moving glaciers cut into the earth, leaving a distinct limestone formation, now called Benbulben. The mountain rises to a height of 526 metres or 1726 feet. Although it does have a flat top (see my recent upload) and resembles Table Mountain, as you move around it, this is not always obvious. The location here is the forest walk at Gortarowey where in fact you can walk along a path at the base of the mountain.This image was shot at the height of the rhododendron season in June.


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