Introduction
This is a landscaped park for a late-18th-century house with mid-19th-century alterations, now in ruins. The remaining features include shelter trees, ornamental grounds (overgrown), a walled garden with a glasshouse, a garden house and a gate lodge.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
028 9056 9615Directions
One mile north of Hillsborough on a minor road off the A1.
Owners
LPBA
- History
Period
- 18th Century
- Late 18th Century
- Features & Designations
Designations
Environment and Heritage Service of Northern Ireland Heritage Gardens Inventory
- Reference: D 92
Features
- Kitchen Garden
- Glasshouse
- Garden House
- Gate Lodge
- Shelter Belt
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century
Survival
Part: standing remains
Electoral Ward
Hillsborough
- References
References
- Bence-Jones, M {A Guide to Irish Country Houses} (London: Constable, 1990) A Guide to Irish Country Houses