Introduction
Near the site are 'Swift's Chair', an early-18th-century pair of gate lodges and ponds. There are mature trees, an arboretum with record firs and forest planting, and an early-19th-century Bee House.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
028 9056 9615Directions
One mile north of Markethill off the A28.
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
Environment and Heritage Service of Northern Ireland Heritage Gardens Inventory
- Reference: A 018
Features
- Kitchen Garden
- Gate Lodge
- Bee House
- House (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Pond
- Tree Feature
- Description: An arboretum with record firs.
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Forestry
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
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