Necarne
Necarne Castle, also known as Castle Irvine, is a Victorian gothic house near Irvinestown in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
| Necarne Castle | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Castle Irvine |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian, Gothic |
| Classification | Listed |
| Town or city | Irvinestown, County Fermanagh |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54.464°N 7.635°W |
| Groundbreaking | c1619 |
| Construction started | 1831 |
| Completed | 1835 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Benjamin Keane |
The two-storey façade was designed by John Benjamin Keane and was completed in 1835.: 293 A castle was originally built on the site around 1619 by a Scottish planter called Gerard Lowther.
In the 1990s the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs signed a 25 year lease on the property to use it as an quine training centre which ran until 2023.
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