The Instagrammer's Guide
to the Mournes

A wide mountain panorama accessible by road. The dam wall frames the western sky perfectly, and the reservoir catches every shade of gold and crimson as the sun drops behind the hills.

The Mourne Wall stretching across the ridge is one of Northern Ireland's most iconic images. Sidelight picks out every stone, every curve, every century of weather.

A dramatic coastal chasm where the sea smashes through a narrow gap in the rock. Named for a woman who leapt across to escape a bull -- and made it.

Fishing boats rest in the tiny harbour with the Mourne Mountains rising behind them. It's the classic land-meets-sea composition -- colourful hulls against granite peaks.

Northern Ireland's largest fishing port. When the fleet comes in at dawn, the harbour is alive with colour, reflections, and the kind of working atmosphere that makes for compelling images.

A stone archway framed by towering trees. Morning mist transforms this Gothic entrance into something from another century -- all it needs is a cloaked figure walking through.

The most photogenic dolmen in Ireland. Three slender legs hold a massive capstone against the sky, with the Mourne Mountains on the horizon. It has stood here for 4,000 years.

A 40-tonne granite boulder perched on a hillside above Rostrevor, said to have been hurled across Carlingford Lough by the giant Fionn Mac Cumhaill. The views from here are extraordinary.

The historic Strangford-Portaferry ferry crossing. Shoot from the deck as the village recedes or approaches, with the castle towers catching the evening light.

The sweep of Newcastle's seafront with Slieve Donard rising dramatically behind it. At twilight the promenade lights create a warm line leading the eye straight to the mountain silhouette.

Looking down from the Cloughmore trail over Rostrevor village, Carlingford Lough, and the Cooley Mountains beyond. Layer upon layer of landscape, from rooftops to ridgelines.