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Ross Monument

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📷 Eric Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.09924, -6.21019

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ashy Mining Bee, Speckled Wood, Eristalis pertinax +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ashy Mining Bee, Speckled Wood, Eristalis pertinax +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Montbretia +58 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Montbretia +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Black Bulgar, Rhizocarpon geographicum, Lichen (unidentified) +1 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Black Bulgar, Rhizocarpon geographicum, Lichen (unidentified) +1 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cloughmore TrailWalking route2.1 km
Named routeLength 2.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Mourne WayWalking route42 km
Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Yelverton LaneWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fairy GlenWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Old Schoolhouse LaneWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7 - The Rostrevor RouteCycling route27 km
Named routeRef 7Length 27 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 99 ExtensionCycling route

Newcastle to Newry

Named routeRef 99National Cycle Network
Carlingford Lough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rostrevor Forest - X-country MTB TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section 12Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 12
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section13Mountain bike route
Named route
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section20Mountain bike route
Named route
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section 3Mountain bike route
Named route
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section 4Mountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J1718 : General Ross's Monument

📷 Eric Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J1718 : General Ross's Monument

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