Georgian gem in walk-in condition with contemporary comforts and superb equestrian facilities
Though built in 1818 for Henry Agar, second viscount Clifden, what is known today as Gowran Castle dates from 1385, when James Butler, third earl of Ormond, erected a castle on rolling hills in the townland of Gowran in Co Kilkenny.
Its current owners engaged local conservation consultant James Powell to advise on restoration, such was the state of disrepair. “It was derelict and had been for more than 15 years. We had to take out all the floors, repair all the plasterwork and get rid of all the dampness so it was really starting over from scratch,” says the owner.
Inside its Doric portico entrance are three superb reception rooms, and the front hall is spacious enough to be considered a fourth. There are also five bedrooms on the first floor. Room layouts have been chosen to mark the path of the sun: the kitchen by local company Sinnott Kitchens has a south-facing aspect, while a morning sittingroom benefits from an easterly aspect with the formal drawingroom lying to the west.
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