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The Mourne Wall is among the more famous features in the Mournes. It is a 35 km (22 mi) dry-stone wall that crosses fifteen summits, constructed to define the boundaries of the 36 km² (9,000 acre) area of land purchased by the Belfast Water Commissioners in the late 1800s. This followed a number of Acts of Parliament allowing the sale, and the establishment of a water supply from the Mournes to the growing industrial city of Belfast. Construction of the Mourne Wall was started in 1904 and was completed in 1922.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourne_Mountains
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