Historic houses · Northern Ireland
Ardress House
In or near Annaghmore.
Ardress House in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Raymond Okonski — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Peatlands Park Railway · 5.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Ardress House, the nearest railway station is Peatlands Park Railway, located 5.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is BT62 1SQ. Please note that accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Ardress House is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ardress House is a country house in Annaghmore, County Armagh, in Northern Ireland. The house was owned by the Clarke, then Ensor families, including the writer and lawyer George Ensor. The estate, which includes orchards, a farm and a dairy, borders the River Tall. Collections within the house include eighteenth-century paintings and furniture. In 1959, the National Trust acquired Ardress from Captain Charles Ensor with support from the Ulster Land Fund.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Ardress House was originally a farmhouse built around 1700 by the Clarke family, after their original home was destroyed during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Dating for the construction of the house is supported by dendrochronological analysis undertaken by Queen's University Belfast. In 1760, the heiress Sarah Clarke married George Ensor, a Dublin-based architect. After about twenty years of marriage the couple moved to Ardress House, which they remodelled in a neo-classical style. Ensor doubled the size of the house and added a classical portico. His main focus was on the decoration of a drawing room, which was stuccoed by the artist Michael Stapleton. George and Sarah's son, also named…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4431, -6.5931
- Postcode
- BT62 1SQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Upper Bann
- Nearest railway station
- Peatlands Park Railway — 5.1 km
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17779062 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ardress House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ardress House?
- Ardress House is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT62 1SQ).
- What is Ardress House?
- Ardress House in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ardress House?
- The nearest railway station is Peatlands Park Railway, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT62 1SQ.
- Who owns Ardress House?
- Ardress House is owned by National Trust.
- How do I get to Ardress House?
- The nearest railway station is Peatlands Park Railway, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT62 1SQ.