Gosford Castle

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Forts and castles, Top attraction

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Gosford Castle is a 19th-century country house situated in Gosford, a townland of Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was built for The 2nd Earl of Gosford, and designed in the Norman revival style by London architect Thomas Hopper. It is a Grade A listed building, and is said to be Ulster's largest. The Earls of Gosford occupied the castle until 1921, and the estate was later purchased by the Ministry of Agriculture to form Gosford Forest Park. The building subsequently deteriorated and in 2006 was sold to a development company who converted the castle into private dwellings. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°18'39"N, 6°31'9"W

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Gosford Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Archbishop's Palace, St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh County Museum, Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum.

5.7 miW
Palace, Georgian architecture
Archbishop's Palace, Armagh
145 min walk • The Archbishop's Palace, Armagh, Northern Ireland, is a landmark Neo-Classical building located on 300 acres of parkland just south of the centre of the city.
6.1 miNW
Stone-built Anglican cathedral and mosaics
St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh
155 min walk • St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh is a cathedral located in Armagh, Northern Ireland. The origins of the site are as a 5th century Irish stone monastery, founded by St. Patrick.
5.9 miNW
History museum, Museum, Art museum
Armagh County Museum, Armagh
150 min walk • The Armagh County Museum is a museum in Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Located on the edge of the tree-lined Mall in the centre of Armagh city, the museum is the oldest County Museum in Ireland and was officially opened in 1937.
6 miNW
History museum, Museum
Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum, Armagh
154 min walk • The Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum is a military museum based in Sovereign's House at Armagh, Northern Ireland. The museum is a Grade B listed building.
5.1 miNE
Tours, Forts and castles
Tandragee Castle, Tandragee
131 min walk • Tandragee Castle, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, was built in 1837 by The 6th Duke of Manchester as the family's Irish home. The Duke of Manchester acquired the estate through his marriage to Millicent Sparrow.
5.9 miNW
Observatories and planetariums, Museum, Science museum
Armagh Planetarium, Armagh
152 min walk • Armagh Planetarium is a planetarium located in Armagh, Northern Ireland close to the city centre and neighbouring Armagh Observatory in approximately fourteen acres of landscaped grounds known as the Armagh Astropark.
4.9 miNE
54°20'58"N • 6°25'1"W
Tandragee Golf Club, Tandragee
126 min walk • Outdoor activities, Restaurant, Golf
0.6 miS
Park
Gosford Forest Park, Armagh
15 min walk • Gosford Forest Park is a forest park located outside Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The park, previously Gosford Demesne, was acquired by the Department of Agriculture in 1958 and comprises some 240 hectares of diverse woodland and open parkland.
6 miNW
Observatories and planetariums
Armagh Observatory, Armagh
154 min walk • Armagh Observatory is an astronomical research institute in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Around 25 astronomers are based at the observatory, studying stellar astrophysics, the Sun, Solar System astronomy and Earth's climate.
5.8 miNW
Museum
HM Prison Armagh, Armagh
147 min walk • Armagh Prison in Armagh, Northern Ireland, is a former prison. The construction of the prison began in the 1780 and it was extended in the style of Pentonville Prison in the 1840 and 1850s.
5.9 miNW
Historical place, Universities and schools
The Royal School, Armagh
151 min walk • The Royal School, Armagh is a co-educational voluntary grammar school, founded in the 17th century, in the city of Armagh in Northern Ireland. It has a boarding department with an international intake. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.