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Recorded forms
Ros Treabhair· Irish · main form · validated name
Rostrevor· English · main form
Place & story
From private estate to park
The estate now occupied by Kilbroney Park began taking shape after Robert Ross bought land in Rostrevor in 1700. By 1716 he had built a lodge, subsequently enlarged. James Roxburgh acquired the estate in 1850. He had served in the East India Company's army and was the son of botanist William Roxburgh; his name survived locally in Roxborough Place. Later owner Albert Canning added an aviary, a private zoo and an arboretum. The public park developed in the 1970s on this much older planted landscape.[2]
People & connections
The monument to Robert Ross
The obelisk beside the shore was erected in 1826 to commemorate Major General Robert Ross's victory at Bladensburg during the War of 1812. Its Egyptian form creates a striking landmark between the village and the lough. The monument's subject belonged to the estate-owning Ross family; his campaign in America is one reason Rostrevor's local history reaches well beyond County Down.[3][2]
Oakwood over Carlingford Lough
Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve occupies a steep west-facing slope overlooking Carlingford Lough. Mature oaks form its canopy, with ash, hazel, holly and wild cherry beneath. Bluebells, wild garlic and woodrush grow on the woodland floor. The reserve's account suggests the present oakwood may have regenerated after extensive felling in the late 1730s. Its natural appearance therefore also records a history of cutting and recovery, with woodland birds, red squirrels and butterflies forming part of the living community.[4]
Both censuses use the same 2015 settlement boundary. These exact counts cover usual residents in the settlement, rather than local government districts or historic counties. Other NISRA tables may use approximate counts.
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ROSTREVOR — Settlement 2015 (N11000540) — census population
The census used a grid rectangle around the built-up area, rather than today’s settlement boundary. The 1981 figures are as enumerated, without adjustment for non-enumeration. These counts remain separate from later settlement totals.
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Rostrevor — census rectangle J170176 to J190195 — census population
The published 2001 KS01 settlement count uses an earlier geography and disclosure-control methods. It is not rebased to the 2015 settlement used for 2011 and 2021. The geographic matching file can contain a different 2001 count; the figure shown here comes from KS01.
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Rostrevor — KS01 Settlement (2005 geography) — census population
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