Mark Bence-Jones. 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. 87. “A two storey Victorian house consisting of two ranges at right angles to each other, and forming one corner of a large office courtyard. Rebuilt ca 1858 by Fulke Greville-Nugent, afterwards 1st Lord Greville. Eaved roof, symmetrical entrance front with gable-pediment and three-light centre window, above porch with Ionic columns. Sold 1917 to E.W. Hope-Johnstone; sold 1927 to the Harvey-Kelly family.”
Detached five-bay two-storey Italianate country house, built in 1867, with projecting single-bay pedimented breakfront and projecting Ionic entrance porch to centre. Various two-storey extensions to the northwest. Now in use as a private dwelling. Hipped natural slate roof with overhanging bracketed eaves and two cut stone chimneystacks to the centre, aligned behind ridge. Constructed of coursed limestone with cut limestone trim. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and cut stone sills to ground floor and outer bays to first floor, three round-headed sash windows to projecting bay (centre) on first floor (above porch). Square-headed doorcase to centre with glazed timber double-doors and plain overlightabove. Main doorcase flanked by narrow sidelights to either side. Cast-iron and timber conservatory to south side and extensive collection of single and two-storey outbuildings to the north, arranged around a central courtyard. Gate lodge (15401124) serves original main entrance to the northeast. Located in extensive mature grounds.
An appealing late nineteenth-century country house, which retains its early form, character and fabric. The symmetrical front façade is enlivened by the projecting Ionic porch, and by the triple round-headed windows and shallow pediment over to the centre. This house was (re)built in an Italianate design by William Caldbeck (1824-1872), a noted architect of his day, for a Colonel F.S. Greville, later Lord Greville. Lord Greville’s main seat was at Clonyn Castle (15308017), Delvin. The builder of this impressive structure was a Francis Nulty of Kells. The extensive collection of outbuildings to the northwest adds considerably to this fine composition, which is located in a very attractive location, in extensive mature grounds on the shores of Lough Owel. Some of these outbuildings appear to predate the house and may have been built to serve the earlier Clonhugh House (Ordnance Survey Map 1838), which was demolished to make way for the present structure. This earlier house is recorded by Lewis (1837) as being in the ownership of Lord Forbes. The entrance gates and gate lodge to the northeast (15401124) provide a suitably elegant approach to this grand house. An ice house survives to the south of the main house on the shores of Lough Owel. William’s Trevor’s ‘Fools of Fortune’ (1990) was filmed here.
Clonhugh Lodge, Multyfarnham, County Westmeath for sale courtesy Goffs Property
Clonhugh Lodge, Clonhugh, Multyfarnham, Co. Westmeath, N91K2P3
€8,000,000
6 Bed
Clonhugh Lodge, Multyfarnham, Co. Westmeath N91 K2P3 For Sale by Private Treaty “One of the finest contemporary country houses in Ireland, with extensive lake frontage and an accessible location.”
Description: Clonhugh Lodge is a remarkable, compact country estate conveniently situated in a sought-after and easily accessible location in County Westmeath. This outstanding property is positioned within a ring-fenced boundary, occupying a superb waterfront setting and extending to about 111 acres in total. The estate initially formed part of the expansive Clonhugh Demesne, where Lord Greville resided and held the position of Member of Parliament for Westmeath from 1865 to 1874.
The magnificent modern house has been meticulously planned and designed in a period-style for contemporary living, surrounded by picturesque formal garden grounds and sprawling parkland. The property’s elevated position offers delightful views over the surrounding countryside and onto Lough Owel. The mature grounds encompassing the house are a key feature, providing privacy and a scenic rural backdrop with an abundance of amenity.
The estate is currently run with equestrian activities to the forefront and comprises five stables, a tack room and a sand area. The land is divided into a number of good-sized paddocks enclosed by stud railing. The estate benefits from road frontage and internal roads, ensuring excellent accessibility throughout. Clonhugh Lodge offers the extremely rare opportunity to acquire a unique blend of high-quality modern assets with an unrivalled waterside setting in a central location.
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