Russborough House

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Russborough House is a house near the Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. Located between the towns of Blessington and Ballymore Eustace, it is an example of Palladian architecture, designed by Richard Cassels for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown and built between 1741 and 1755. With a frontage measuring 210 m, it may be the longest house in Ireland. The interior contains ornate plasterwork on the ceilings by the Lafranchini brothers, who also collaborated with Castle on Carton House. Russborough contains a private collection of European fine and decorative arts, including furniture, silver, porcelain and paintings. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°8'29"N, 6°34'10"W

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KildareIreland

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Russborough House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moat Theatre, Saint David's Castle, Rath Turtle Moat, Piper's Stones.

6.6 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Moat Theatre, Naas
169 min walk • The Moat Theatre is a theatre and arts centre in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland.
6.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Saint David's Castle, Naas
167 min walk • Saint David's Castle is a 13th-century Norman castle located in Naas, Ireland.
2.7 miN
Archaeological site
Rath Turtle Moat
68 min walk • Rath Turtle Moat is a ringwork and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland.
5.1 miS
Memorial
Piper's Stones
131 min walk • The Piper's Stones or the Athgreany stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle at Athgreany, County Wicklow. It sits on a low hillock overlooking the N81, 2 km south of Hollywood.
1.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Barretstown Castle
36 min walk • Barretstown Castle is a castle in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare, Ireland. It stands on the site of a late 12th century Anglo-Norman castle. It now hosts the Barretstown camp for sick children.
4.4 miNE
Ruins
Threecastles Castle
112 min walk • Threecastles Castle is a National Monument situated in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland.
1.8 miNE
Memorial
St. Mark's Cross, Blessington
46 min walk • St. Mark's Cross is a high cross and National Monument located in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland.
4.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Punchestown Longstone
109 min walk • Punchestown Longstone is a menhir and National Monument near Naas, Ireland.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moanbane, Wicklow Mountains National Park
131 min walk • Moanbane at 703 metres, is the 85th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 106th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Moanbane is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland.
6.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Jigginstown Castle, Naas
175 min walk • Jigginstown Castle is a ruined 17th-century house and National Monument near Naas, County Kildare, Ireland. It was constructed in the late 1630s when Ireland was under the reign of Charles I.
5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Silsean, Wicklow Mountains National Park
134 min walk • Silsean at 698 metres, is the 92nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 114th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Silsean is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland.