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Headfort House, near Kells Co Meath
In the early 1770s, Thomas Taylour, the first Earl of Bective, commissioned
Irish architect George Semple to build Headfort’s "big house," which
he designed in a severe, unadorned neoclassical style and built with austere
grey-brown local granite for Taylour’s Co. Meath estate. Headfort’s
principal rooms were designed by Scottish architect Robert Adam, who integrated
his plans into Semple’s earlier work. Adam’s influence on the domestic
architecture in Britain and Ireland during the eighteenth century was immense,
and history has given his name to the distinctive design style he created. The
principal rooms at Headfort with their historic Adam-designed fixtures and
furnishings are the only commission of Robert Adam’s office to survive in
Ireland. Headfort House remained the private residence of the Taylour family
until 1949, when the family removed to one wing, leasing the central pavilion to
the newly formed Headfort School.
The ballroom can seat 100, and groups of over 200 can be easily accommodated
using a marquee on the terrace at the back of the house overlooking the gardens
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Accommodation for guests staying is available in the stable yard see Headfort Demesne
The property is unavailable until further notice. (at present on long rental)
Currency: Rates
shown are in Euros (€)
Rates are subject to change without notice. |
