Rostrevor

For the suburb of Adelaide, see Rostrevor, South Australia.

Rostrevor
Rostrevor seen from Kilbroney Forest
Rostrevor is located in County Down
Rostrevor
Location within County Down
Population2,800 (2011 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWRY
Postcode districtBT34
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down
54°06′04″N 6°12′04″W / 54.101°N 6.201°W / 54.101; -6.201
Rostrevor seen from Rostrevor Forest in 2010 (Carlingford Lough is to the left of the picture)
Rostrevor welcome sign in Irish and English, with Slieve Martin in the background
Kilfeaghan dolmen

Rostrevor (Irish: Ros Treabhair)[1] is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the foot of Slieve Martin on the coast of Carlingford Lough, near Warrenpoint. The Kilbroney River flows through the village and Rostrevor Forest is nearby. 7.5 miles (12 km) south-east of Newry, the village is within the Newry, Mourne and Down local government district.

Rostrevor had a population of 2,800 in the 2011 Census.[2]

  1. ^ "Ros Treabhair/Rostrevor". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Rostrevor Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 21 June 2021. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.