Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Drenagh
Drenagh in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Drenagh 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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Drenagh is a 19th-century house and gardens in Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Drenagh has been the home of the McCausland family since 1729, and the present house was built in 1835 (1835). It was the first major work by Charles Lanyon, known for his work in Belfast. The gardens include features from the 18th century, as well as an extensive 19th-century Italian garden and elements added in the 1960s. The house is a Grade A listed building.
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Background
History
The Drenagh estate, then known as Fruithill, was acquired from the Bishopric of Derry by William Conolly (1662–1729), a wealthy self-made man and speaker of the Irish Parliament. By his will he left his interest in the property to his agent Robert McCausland “as an acknowledgment for the faithful service he has done me”, and the bequest allowed the McCauslands to establish themselves as county gentry. McCausland was the grandson of Baron Alexander McAuslane who had settled in the Strabane area in the 1540s, and he named his first son (by his wife Hannah, née Moore) Conolly McCausland for his employer. In the 1730s Robert McCausland built the first house at Fruithill, located to the…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0547, -6.9234
- Established
- 1859
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Drenagh?
- Drenagh is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0547°, -6.9234°.
- When was Drenagh built?
- Drenagh dates to 1859.