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  • Opening Times: June to August daily 2.00 p.m. – 6 p.m. Last tour 5.30 p.m. Prior appointments are required for groups.
  • Admission: Adults: €8 (house & gardens), Gardens only €5. Usual concessions.

Huntington Castle & Gardens

Clonegal Carlow - Ireland South

These gardens were mainly laid out in the 17th century by the Esmondes who built Huntington Castle in 1625. This includes the French limes on the Avenue, the - parterre- or lawns to the side of the house, the fish ponds on either side of the centre walk through the wilderness and the majority of Yew trees which comprise the Yew Walk. Larger plantings have resulted in Huntington possessing a number of great Irish trees, including varieties of hickory, a cut leaved oak, Siberian crab and buckeye chestnut. A lake at the bottom of the wilderness was built for ornamental purposes but next to it is one of the earliest water turbine houses in Ireland, providing Huntington with its own electricity as early as 1888. Both the lake and turbine house are to be restored in the near future. The River Derry – also being the boundary line between Counties Wexford and Carlow – flows along the bottom of the wilderness, providing a pleasant setting for woodland walks.

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Telephone+353 (0)53 937 7552
Fax:+353 (0)53 937 7160
Email: genova@reachbroadband.com
Website: www.carlowgardentrail.com
Address: Huntington Castle & Gardens, Clonegal village, Co Carlow, Republic of Ireland


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