Approach Rosstrc\ 833 



ren's Point, a distance of about two miles ; 

 \vhcrc a small pier is constructed on which 

 ships of burden partly unload, and their dis- 

 charged cargoes are thence carried by lighters 

 to Newry. 



Carlingford Bay here commences the 

 southern shore keeps its course, while the 

 northern recedes, and forms a bay resembling 

 an amphitheatre, in the bosom of which stands 

 the village Rosstrevor ; and a mile beyond it, 

 the Mourne Mountains approach majestically 

 to the sea. The circuit of the bay, which is 

 not more than a mile, is covered with orna- 

 mented cottages. The convenience of sea- 

 bathing, and the beauty of the situation, at- 

 tract a great number of visitors. The hills, 

 which are finely wooded and form the northern 

 and eastern boundary, shut out the chilling 

 blasts from those ungenial quarters ; while the 

 Carlingford Hills protect the bay from the 

 west, and leave it open to the south only. 

 Rosstrevor stands on an eminence, and com- 

 mands the whole prospect. 



My expectations were excited by having 

 heard so much of the charms of this place, but 

 it far exceeded all I had conceived. As a 

 winter residence for invalids requiring sea air, 



