Elaine has been teaching groups at Glebe House to felt over that last few weeks.
Charlie and I have tagged along for the ride in order to avail of some of the great walks in this area.
The Lecale peninsula (Irish: Leath Cathail) lies in the east of Ulster, on the South Eastern side of County Down, covering an area of some 78 square miles (200 km2) between Downpatrick and Dundrum. It is an area of historical and geographic significance, bounded by the Quoile Marshes(now drained, but formerly extensive), the Blackstaff River, the Irish Sea and Strangford Lough. It has an oddly isolated position, virtually cut off from its hinterland.. (thanks Wikipedia)
I'd like to share three of them with you. They are all stunning, each different in their own way, and all within 10 miles of each other:
Ballyhornan
Parts two and three to follow
Charlie and I have tagged along for the ride in order to avail of some of the great walks in this area.
The Lecale peninsula (Irish: Leath Cathail) lies in the east of Ulster, on the South Eastern side of County Down, covering an area of some 78 square miles (200 km2) between Downpatrick and Dundrum. It is an area of historical and geographic significance, bounded by the Quoile Marshes(now drained, but formerly extensive), the Blackstaff River, the Irish Sea and Strangford Lough. It has an oddly isolated position, virtually cut off from its hinterland.. (thanks Wikipedia)
I'd like to share three of them with you. They are all stunning, each different in their own way, and all within 10 miles of each other:
Ballyhornan
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| Charlie is ready for the off! |
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| Ballyhornan Beach and Gun Island |
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| This walk is part of the Ulster way and the Lecale way |
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| It's a mixture of cliff path and beach walking |
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| with some wonderful bays and inlets |
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| there were some lovely waves |
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| gun island from the low cliffs |
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| looking down to a small inlet |
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| some interesting plants |
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| and flowers even at the end of October |
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| amazing rock formations |
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| rocks folded by the closing of the Iapetus Ocean over 400 million years ago |
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| a parcel of pebbles |
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| more amazing rocks |
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| little flecks of quartz |
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| sentinel on Gun island |
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| quartz |
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| rock pools |
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| lichen |
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| and back to the beach - wonderful |
Parts two and three to follow
