Westmeath country houses

1740 – Belvedere, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

Originally built in 1740 as a hunting lodge for Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere by architect Richard Cassels,

1742 – Tudenham Park, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

The construction on the house began in 1717, and it was completed in 1742 for George Rochfort on the Rochfort Demesne near Belvedere House and Gardens beside Lough Ennell.

1745 – Waterstown House, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Richard Cassels

Built for Gustavus Handcock-Temple circa 1743-45, the house was three stories over the basement and 7 bays wide,

1780s – Baronston House, Ballynacargy, Co. Westmeath

Baronston also known as Baronstown, was a three-storey centre block joined to two-storey wings by curved sweeps. In 1903, a large,

1790 – Ballinlough Castle, Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Thomas Wogan Browne

The oldest part of the castle was built in 1614, according to the date on the O’Reilly coat of arms over the front door.

1812 – Design for Knockdrin Castle, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Richard Morrison

Unexecuted design for countryhouse near Mullingar in Co. Westmeath. The client opted for a design by John Shiel instead,

1812 – Grangemore House, Co. Westmeath

Built in 1811/12 to replace an older house and was once the finest houses in the county. Dismantled after an auction of the contents and materials in 1958,

1812 – Knockdrin Castle, Co. Westmeath

Architect: James Shiel

Originally Sir Richard Morrison was requested to design the castle, but neither of his two designs were accepted.

1820s – Killua Castle, Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Thomas Cooley / James Shiel

The beginnings of the present structure is in 1780 when Sir Benjamin Chapman,

1850 – Middleton Park, Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath

Architect: George Papworth

Middleton Park House was built by George Boyd-Rochfort in 1850 and designed by leading Irish architect George Papworth.