In 2005 Mourne Heritage Trust will be running a number of traditional skills courses funded by the Rural Down Partnership under the Leader+ Programme. All courses are free and are accredited by Mourne Heritage Trust. The target grou...
Grand Houses of Mourne
Castles
Following the Anglo Norman invasion of Ulster in 1177, castles were built to keep the peace. The dramatic stone castles of Dundrum and Greencastle (pictured) and the prom...
Historic Monuments are unique surviving relics of our historic environment, extending back for 9000 years. There are over 350 monuments in Mourne dating from different periods. Archaeological artefacts date from the Mesol...
The Mourne Homesteads Project is an innovative scheme established by Mourne Heritage Trust in Spring 2000 to seek ways of addressing the loss of traditional buildings in the countryside. It has 2 strands the renovation of 7 vacant traditional...
Friday 15th April 2005 saw the launch of the new Mourne Heritage Trust publication “Traditional Buildings in Ireland: Home Owners Handbook”. The book is a long held ambition by the Trust which has been involved in a building restoration schem...