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Eglantine

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

Directions

One mile north of Hillsborough on a minor road off the A1.

History

Period

  • 18th Century (1701 to 1800)
  • Late 18th Century (1767 to 1800)
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 (1701 to 1800)

Survival

Part: standing remains

Electoral Ward

Hillsborough

References

References