Introduction
Lissan is a mid-18th-century house and landscape by Davis Duckart in a 17th-century demesne. Features include a conservatory, mature trees and forest planting, a lake and White Bridge with cascades, woodland walks, an icehouse and a walled garden with a garden house.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
028 9056 9615Access contact details
The estate is open daily between March and September, weekends only during the low season. The house is open on advertised dates between March and september.
Directions
Four miles north-west of Cookstown via the B162, then a minor road.
Owners
Lissan Trust
Other Websites
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
Environment and Heritage Service of Northern Ireland Heritage Gardens Inventory
- Reference: T 25
Features
- Conservatory
- Lake
- Icehouse
- Kitchen Garden
- Garden House
- Ornamental Bridge
- Description: White Bridge.
- Cascade
- Walk
- Description: Woodland walks.
- Key Information
Type
Landscape Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
House
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- Bence-Jones, M {A Guide to Irish Country Houses} (London: Constable, 1990) A Guide to Irish Country Houses
- Register of Parks, Gardens and Demesnes of Special Historic Interest, Northern Ireland