IN PICTURES: Final preparations for Eleventh Night bonfire

The finishing touches are being made to Eleventh Night bonfires across Northern Ireland.

The traditional bonfires are lit each year on eve of the annual July 12 celebrations marking King William III's victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.

Tyler Quinn (right) and Thomas Corry (left) at the Ballymacash bonfireplaceholder image
Tyler Quinn (right) and Thomas Corry (left) at the Ballymacash bonfire
The Ballymacash Bonfire in Lisburnplaceholder image
The Ballymacash Bonfire in Lisburn
Nyla Thompson and Eva Stewart at the Ballymacash bonfire in Lisburnplaceholder image
Nyla Thompson and Eva Stewart at the Ballymacash bonfire in Lisburn
The bonfire at Inverary Playing fields in east Belfastplaceholder image
The bonfire at Inverary Playing fields in east Belfast
A large towering bonfire pictured near the Donegall Road in Belfastplaceholder image
A large towering bonfire pictured near the Donegall Road in Belfast
Jayden Braniff, 3, pictured on a bonfire on Sandy Rowplaceholder image
Jayden Braniff, 3, pictured on a bonfire on Sandy Row
Ravenscroft Avenue bonfire in east Belfastplaceholder image
Ravenscroft Avenue bonfire in east Belfast
The Roden Street Bonfire in the Village area of Belfastplaceholder image
The Roden Street Bonfire in the Village area of Belfast
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