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Runkerry (also known as Runkerry House)

Introduction

A sea-shore house of 1883. Features include Escallonia hedges, a sycamore avenue, an early 20th-century 'Dodo House', a summer house with carved stone seats and an orchard.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Directions

Three miles north of Bushmills via the A2, then the B146, then off a minor road. The site is by the seashore.

Features & Designations

Designations

  • Environment and Heritage Service of Northern Ireland Heritage Gardens Inventory

  • Reference: An 063

Features

  • Hedge
  • Kitchen Garden
  • Orchard
  • Tree Avenue
  • Summerhouse
  • Garden Seat
  • Glasshouse
Key Information

Type

Formal

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Survival

Extant

References