Tollymore Forest Park

park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Tollymore Forest Park is a forest park located on the slopes of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Established in 1955, it was the first forest park of its kind in Northern Ireland. The park spans approximately 1,200 acres and features extensive reforestation on the lower mountain slopes. It is situated near the coastal town of Newcastle.12

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Tollymore Forest Park, about 1,200 acres (500 hectares) of forest on the slopes of the Mourne Mountains in southern Down, was the first such park established in Northern Ireland (1955). Area former district, 249 square miles (646 square km). Pop. (2011) 69,731.
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Tollymore Forest Park, about 1,200 acres (500 hectares) of forest on the slopes of the Mourne Mountains in southern Down, was the first such park established in Northern Ireland (1955). Area former district, 249 square miles (646 square km). Pop. (2011) 69,731.
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