Ardbraccan House | |
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Ard Breacáin | |
Former names | Ardbraccan Palace |
Alternative names | Bishop's Palace |
General information | |
Type | House |
Architectural style | Palladian |
Address | Ardbraccan, County Meath |
Country | Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°39′39″N 6°45′01″W / 53.6609352°N 6.7502167°W |
Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Estimated completion | 1735 (wings), 1776 (central block) |
Owner | Charles Noell |
Height | 21 m (69 ft) |
Technical details | |
Material | limestone |
Floor count | 3 |
Grounds | 49 ha (120 acres) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Richard Cassels (wings) Thomas Cooley and James Wyatt (central block) |
Ardbraccan House (known sometimes historically as Ardbraccan Palace) is a large Palladian country house in the town of Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland. The historic house served from the 1770s to 1885 as the residence of the Church of Ireland Lord Bishop of Meath.[1]