Parks · Northern Ireland
Kilbroney Park
Kilbroney Park in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Kilbroney Park is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kilbroney Park (Irish: Páirc Chill Bhrónai) is a park near Rostrevor in Northern Ireland. Formerly a country estate, it was visited by William Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Dickens and Seamus Heaney and may have been the inspiration for Narnia in the writings of C. S. Lewis. It came into the ownership of the Lyon family, and the future Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret holidayed there as children. The park has been run by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council since 1977 and features a children's play area, tennis courts and a cafe. It has a large collection of rare and historic trees, including "Old Homer", a holm oak that was voted Northern Ireland's Tree of the Year in 2016. A glacial erratic in the park is connected with the legend of the giant Finn Mac Cool.
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Background
History
The park was originally known as The Meadow and formed part of the large Ross Family estate in Rostrevor from the early 1700s – their house, known as The Lodge was built in 1716. One of the more famous members of that family was General Robert Ross, who served in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars and was responsible for the burning of the White House in the War of 1812. The Ross family were responsible for planting many of the non-native trees that are still found in the area including redwood, Monterey pine, holm oak, ash, sycamore and cherry. The park was purchased by Colonel Roxburgh in 1850; William Makepeace Thackeray is thought to have visited at around this time and drawn…
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- Coordinates
- 54.0973, -6.1905
- Address
- Near Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland
- Established
- 1977
Sources
- wikidata: Q60751840 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kilbroney Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kilbroney Park?
- Kilbroney Park is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- When was Kilbroney Park built?
- Built or established in 1977.
- Who owns Kilbroney Park?
- Kilbroney Park is owned by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.