Introduction
Lissanoure is a late-18th-century landscape park. Two loughs are linked by two canals, surrounding the site where the house once stood with water. There is a shelterbelt and woodland around the lough and many 18th-century features remain.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
028 9056 9615Directions
Eleven miles east of Ballymoney on the A26, then the A44 north and a minor road east to Loughguile.
- 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: An 049
Features
- Shelter Belt
- Kitchen Garden
- Glasshouse
- Garden House
- Dovecote
- Gate Lodge
- Icehouse
- Lake
- Canal
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Extant
- 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