The rounded Sperrin hills are, to
most, less well known than the
Mournes.They have a wilderness
feel, especially with a covering of
snow.
Views stretching to Donegal and
across most of N.I. are a reward
for walking these hills
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Photography.
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Sperrin landscapes
Sawel & Dart from Corritory Hill.
The Sperrins can bear the brunt
of heavy snowstorms from the N.W.
In such conditions they have a great sense of
remoteness and isolation.
A lonely thorn stands out on the
western slopes of
Slieve Gallion after overnight snow.
Walkers in snow-Iniscarn.
Iniscarn on the eastern side of Slieve Gallion
becomes a winter wonderland after a night of windless snow.
Carntogher Mountain on the northern fringes of the Sperrins,
has a good track almost to the top.
Aiutumn mornings can provide spectacular lighting.
Perhaps my favourite Sperrin view,
looking toward Dart and Sawel from
the SW side of Crockbrack
The beautiful and haunting Glenlark valley provides
opportunities for photographers,especially in early morning,
with glaciated features thrown into sharp relief.
Sperrins from Oughtmore-rounded hills,wet hummocky spagnum and peat, long fences and big skies are features of the Sperrins.
It is not love at first sight, you learn to love them.
A narrow zig-zag track leads to the col between Crockmore
and Crockbrack. A large glacial erratic - ‘The Priest’s Chair’
can be seen on the way up.In the distance to the north are
Benbradagh,Binevenagh and Inishowen
Looking north from Crockmore over
bog cotton,old fences and Banagher forest
towards the cliffs of the north coast.
Eroded peat is a feature on many Sperrin hills.Rainfall can be
80-90 ins per year,so occasional bog flows occur.
