Armagh country houses

1690 – Richhill Castle, Richhill, Co. Armagh

Richhill Castle is a 17th-century Grade A listed country house in the large village of Richhill. The house is a U-shaped two-storey building with a gabled attic in the high pitched roof.

1692 – Carrickblacker House, Portadown, Co. Armagh

The Blacker family, founded an estate at Carrick, on the Portadown–Gilford road. The land had been bought by Colonel Valentine Blacker from Sir Anthony Cope of Loughgall,

1780 – Ardress House, Co. Armagh

Architect: George Ensor

Originally a modest farmhouse which was transformed into a mansion around 1780 by Dublin architect George Ensor,

1820 – Tynan Abbey, Co. Armagh

Architect: John Nash

Designed by John Nash who had a cluster of work in the area including Caledon House in Co.

1828 – Churchill House, Verner’s Bridge, Co. Armagh

Churchill, left empty from 1918 was known to have wood-rot in 1926. The house and remaining lands were sold in 1927,

1829 – Drumbanagher House, Poyntzpass, Co. Armagh

Architect: William Playfair

Drumbanagher House was a very large, Italianate mansion by William Playfair built for Lieutenant-Colonel Maxwell Close,

1836 – Killeavy Castle, Co. Armagh

Architect: George Papworth

A previously modest Georgian house was dressed up by George Papworth in the 1830s. To the house,

1837 – Tandragee Castle, Tandragee, Co. Armagh

Architect: Isaac Farrell

Country houses become hotels and guest houses, this one became a crisp factory. Built around 1837 for the 6th Duke of Manchester as the family’s Irish home.The castle has a strong tower at one end,

1845 – Castle Dillon, Loughgall, Co. Armagh

Architect: William Murray

A large and austere mansion built to replace a mid-18th century house for Sir George King Adlercron Molyneux.

1856 – Gosford Castle, Co. Armagh

Architect: Thomas Hopper

Construction of the castle began in 1819 and finished in the 1850s. It was commissioned by Archibald Acheson,