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Castle Coole 704

Pgds 20080619 213730 Castle Coole Co Fermanagh Ni Ntpl 52283

Short Description

There is mature woodland, parkland, clump and shelter belt trees. An oak avenue and the outline of a canal remain from the earlier garden.

Visitor Facilities

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-coole/facilities-and-access/
Features

Style

  • English Landscape Garden
  • House (featured building)
  • Earliest Date:
  • Latest Date:
  • Avenue
  • Description: Oak avenue.
  • Canal
  • Description: The outline of a canal remains from the earlier garden.
Shelter Belt, Lake, Icehouse, Kitchen Garden, Gate Lodge
Access & Directions

Directions

One mile south-east of Enniskillen, off the A4. Signposted.
History

History

This is an extensive 17th-century demesne. The formal garden of the first house was replaced by a landscape park for the present house of 1788-98, set in parkland by William King.

Detailed History

An early 17th-century demesne remodelled in the late 18th century by William King for the first Earl Belmore to accompany the new house by James Wyatt.

Period

  • 18th Century
  • Late 18th Century
Associated People
Contact

Telephone

028 9056 9615

Official Website

Other websites

Owners

  • The National Trust

    Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NA
References

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