Old YHANI Youth Hostel at Knockbarragh Park, nr Rostrevor, Co Down
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Old YHANI Youth Hostel at Knockbarragh Park, nr Rostrevor, Co Down
Image: © John Martin Taken: 5 Apr 2005
The Youth Hostel Association of Northern Ireland ran several establishments in the hills north of Rostrevor over the years. The first was in a grand mansion at Knockbarragh Park; it operated from 1935 to 1947. Here is a 2005 view of the side of the building, from the Park entrance gates to the east. The hostel was replaced by one a mile or two away, in two military-style huts (1950 - 1970). Occasionally a small cottage adjacent to the huts, Lechan Lodge, was used as a stand-by. Lechan Lodge finally closed in 1973. Please contact if you have any tales to tell of old hostels like this.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.122217
Longitude
-6.218923