Introduction
The site of Myra Castle includes parkland and a garden for a house of about 1844. There are mature trees, a balustraded terrace, a former lake with cascades (now silted up), a Mogul summerhouse, a walled garden with the remains of the 16th-century Walshestown Castle, a stream, a pond, a glasshouse, a garden house and a gate lodge.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
028 9056 9615Directions
Six miles north-east of Downpatrick via the A25, then off a minor road.
- History
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Designations
Environment and Heritage Service of Northern Ireland Heritage Gardens Inventory
- Reference: D 40
Features
- Terrace
- Summerhouse
- Glasshouse
- Gate Lodge
- Kitchen Garden
- Pond
- Garden House
- Key Information
Type
Park
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Extant
- References