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Title: World War Two mortar made safe in Mourne Mountains
Post by: admin on May 24, 2011

A World War II mortar has been made safe after being found in the Mourne Mountains in County Down.

Police in Downpatrick were contacted at about 1930 BST on Sunday that an object had been found at Sleivelamagan Close in the Mournes.

Officers went to the scene and then called in Army bomb disposal experts.

The mortar bomb was made safe on Tuesday afternoon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13526842 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13526842)

Title: Re: World War Two mortar made safe in Mourne Mountains
Post by: LandyLiam on May 24, 2011

i wonder if all the fires up there set any old bombs off  :o now most of the gorse has gone it would be a good time to go there with a metal detector  ;)

Title: Re: World War Two mortar made safe in Mourne Mountains
Post by: spartan00117 on May 24, 2011

Cool as

Title: Re: World War Two mortar made safe in Mourne Mountains
Post by: LandyLiam on June 12, 2011

here's something i found yesterday in the annalong valley which i'm guessing is part of an old ww2 bomb

the burnt gorse definitely makes finding these easier, in fact it may be worth spending a day up there doing just this