Rowallane House, County Down

Rowallane House, County Down

Bence-Jones, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses (originally published as Burke’s Guide to Country Houses volume 1 Ireland by Burke’s Peerage Ltd. 1978); Revised edition 1988 Constable and Company Ltd, London.   

p. 249. “(Moore/LGI1912) A long, low, plain house of two storeys, with a higher block at one end; built in 1861 by the Rev John Moore. Irregular fenestration, some first-floor windows having pleasant little iron balconies. Famous garden, mostly laid out by H.A. Moore – whose sister was 1st wife of the artist, songwriter and entertainer Percy French – between 1903 and 1955, now owned by Northern Ireland National Trust. The garden contains various turrets, an obelisk made of spherical stones from the river bed, and other C20 follies.” 

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