Castletown Cox House | |
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General information | |
Status | Private dwelling house |
Type | House |
Architectural style | Palladian |
Location | County Kilkenny |
Country | Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°22′57″N 7°22′17″W / 52.38252°N 7.37141°W |
Construction started | 1767 |
Completed | 1771 |
Owner | Kelcy Warren |
Technical details | |
Material | Kilkenny limestone and sandstone |
Floor count | 4 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Davis Ducart |
Developer | Michael Cox (archbishop of Cashel) |
Main contractor | John Nowlan (1774) |
Castletown Cox, or Castletown House, is a restored Palladian mansion and demesne located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Davis Ducart designed the three storey over basement, seven bay building in the Palladian style. [1] The design was commissioned by the Lord Archbishop of Cashel, The Most Reverend Michael Cox in 1767. Buckingham House in London inspired some of the details. [2]
The house was extensively restored in the early 21st century by George Magan, Baron Magan of Castletown. The house and 513 acres of land was offered for sale in 2017 [3] and sold in 2018. [4] In 2019, Lord Magan was evicted from Castletown Cox for failure to make rental payments of €100,000 per annum to the trust he had placed the estate into. [5]
The formal gardens were designed by the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury. [4] The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage lists the grounds as having the main features substantially present (ref. KK-75-S-428257). Also listed on the estate are two gate lodges of special architectural interest, one a gothic styled three bay home from 1911, [6] the other a two bay home c 1825. [7] Both gateways from c 1825 are also listed as being of special artistic and architectural interest. [7] [8] The farmyard, [9] farm managers house [10] and remains of an ice house [11] are all listed as being of special architectural interest.
Castletown Cox House | |
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General information | |
Status | Private dwelling house |
Type | House |
Architectural style | Palladian |
Location | County Kilkenny |
Country | Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°22′57″N 7°22′17″W / 52.38252°N 7.37141°W |
Construction started | 1767 |
Completed | 1771 |
Owner | Kelcy Warren |
Technical details | |
Material | Kilkenny limestone and sandstone |
Floor count | 4 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Davis Ducart |
Developer | Michael Cox (archbishop of Cashel) |
Main contractor | John Nowlan (1774) |
Castletown Cox, or Castletown House, is a restored Palladian mansion and demesne located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Davis Ducart designed the three storey over basement, seven bay building in the Palladian style. [1] The design was commissioned by the Lord Archbishop of Cashel, The Most Reverend Michael Cox in 1767. Buckingham House in London inspired some of the details. [2]
The house was extensively restored in the early 21st century by George Magan, Baron Magan of Castletown. The house and 513 acres of land was offered for sale in 2017 [3] and sold in 2018. [4] In 2019, Lord Magan was evicted from Castletown Cox for failure to make rental payments of €100,000 per annum to the trust he had placed the estate into. [5]
The formal gardens were designed by the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury. [4] The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage lists the grounds as having the main features substantially present (ref. KK-75-S-428257). Also listed on the estate are two gate lodges of special architectural interest, one a gothic styled three bay home from 1911, [6] the other a two bay home c 1825. [7] Both gateways from c 1825 are also listed as being of special artistic and architectural interest. [7] [8] The farmyard, [9] farm managers house [10] and remains of an ice house [11] are all listed as being of special architectural interest.