Gosford Castle
Castle in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Key Information
Construction
Markethill 54°18′38.59″N 6°31′06.59″W / 54.3107194°N 6.5184972°W / 54.3107194; -6.5184972 (Gosford Castle)
Castle Type
Current Status
Country house
Historical Overview
Gosford Castle is a 19th-century country house situated in Gosford, a townland of Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was built for Archibald Acheson, 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.
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