Introduction
The present house of 1730 stands in a splendid position overlooking Belfast Lough and the County Down shore. Features include woodland, parkland and avenue trees with vestiges of a formal garden for the early house. There is a landscape park for the 18th-century house with a lake, a bridge and a cascade.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
028 9056 9615Directions
Three miles north-east of Carrickfergus off the A2.
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
Environment and Heritage Service of Northern Ireland Heritage Gardens Inventory
- Reference: An 014
Features
- Cascade
- Kitchen Garden
- Gate Lodge
- Tree Avenue
- Lake
- Ornamental Bridge
- Glasshouse
- Garden House
- Icehouse
- House (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
- References
References
- Bence-Jones, M {A Guide to Irish Country Houses} (London: Constable, 1988) A Guide to Irish Country Houses
- Register of Parks, Gardens and Demesnes of Special Historic Interest, Northern Ireland