1799 – Hope Castle, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Architect: Robert Woodgate
Also known as Blayney Castle after the plantation castle nearby (from which the town gets its name),
Also known as Blayney Castle after the plantation castle nearby (from which the town gets its name),
Built as a summer house for the Blayneys and used by the Hope family.
Fine stableyard with accomodation set around three sides of a square and decorative stone archways set into the centre of the fourth.
Fine set of piers and gates flanked by matching gatehouses in an Italianate style.