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County Armagh - Castles, Cathedrals,
Monuments,
Stately Homes & Palaces
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Since the stone age, man has been
creating majestic structures that we still marvel at
today.
Whether you are interested in ancient monuments,
battlefield sites,
re-enactments,
Roman and Norman forts and castles, Stately Homes, Country Houses, Historic
Cathedrals, Ruined Abbeys etc, this is the page that
should give you the information you need.
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Here we try to list properties in
private ownership but open to the public (even if only
occasionally) as well as those in the care of the
National Trust or English/Scottish Heritage.
We know that not all the
properties in County Armagh are listed. Please help us
make this guide comprehensive by giving details of
missing attractions
here.
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Armagh Observatory
College Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DG
Tel: 028 3752 2928 Fax:
028 3752 7174
E-mail:
admin@arm.ac.uk
Web:
www.star.arm.ac.uk
The observatory was founded in 1790 by
Archbishop Richard Robinson.
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Armagh Public Library
43 Abbey Street, Armagh, County Armagh, BT61 7DY
Tel: 028 3752 3142 Fax:
028 37 524177
E-mail:
armroblib@aol.com
Web:
www.armaghrobinsonlibrary.org
Established in 1771 by Archbishop Robinson and
designed Thomas Cooley, the Armagh Public
Library is one of the first public libraries in
Ireland.
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Tayto Castle
Tandragee, County Armagh, BT62 2AB
Tel: 028 3884 0249
E-mail:
info@tayto.com
Web:
www.tayto.com
Tours by appointment only from Monday to
Thursday between 10.30am & 1.30pm, and Friday
from 10.30am. The factory is located
within the grounds of the castle, which is over
400 years old.
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Saint Patrick's Cathedral
Cathedral Close, Armagh, County Armagh
Tel: 028 3752 3142
E-mail:
ArmRobLib@aol.com
Web:
www.stpatricks-cathedral.org
Saint Patrick founded the church in 445AD. Today
the building dates from the 13th Century, with
the last restoration taking place in 1834.
Highlights an 11th-century high cross, carved
from stone.
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Ardress House
64 Ardress Road, Annaghmore, Portadown, County
Armagh, BT62 1SQ
Tel: 028 8778 4753 Fax:
028 3885 1236
E-mail:
ardress@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
17th-century house with neo-classical
drawing-room, gardens featuring woodland and
riverside walks.
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Dan Winter's House
9 Derryloughan Road, The Diamond, Loughgall,
County Armagh, BT61 8PH
Tel: 028 3885 1344
E-mail:
winter@orangenet.org
Web:
www.orangenet.org/winter
Ancestral Home of Dan Winter, one of the
founders of the Orange Order, this is the
building where the first meetings of the order
occurred and the house is officially listed as
"the meeting place following the Battle of the
Diamond where the decision to form the Orange
Order was made". Re-thatched in 2000 a lot of
the original materials have been carefully
preserved and there are artefacts on display for
the public to view.
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Derrymore House
Bessbrook, Newry, County Armagh BT35 7EF
Tel: 028 8778 4753 Fax:
028 8778 9598
E-mail:
derrymore@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
A late 18th-century thatched house in gentrified
vernacular style.
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Friends Meeting House
Stramore Road, Portadown, County Armagh, BT63
5JZ
A listed building originally built in 1736.
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Lurgan Town Hall
Union Street, Lurgan, County Armagh, BT66 8DY
Tel: 028 838 3224
A listed building designed by Raffles Brown in
1868.
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Mount Pleasant
38 Banbridge Road, Gilford, County Armagh, BT63
6DJ
This late 18th century, five bay, two-storey
house. A listed building.
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Portadown Town Hall
Edward Street, Portadown, County Armagh, BT62
3NE
A three-storey listed building, designed by T &
R. Roe in 1890, utilizing the arts & crafts
style of Norman Shaw.
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Queens University
39 Abbey Street, Armagh, County Armagh, BT61 7EB
Tel: 028 3751 0678 Fax:
028 3751 0679
E-mail:
qua@qub.ac.uk
Web:
www.armagh.qub.ac.uk
A listed building designed by George Ensor in
1774 was the former Armagh City Hospital.
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