Carrickfergus Castle, dating back to 1177, has had a military history for over 750 years until 1928. Today it is an important tourist attraction with historical displays ... read more
Hillsborough Castle, managed by the Historic Royal Palaces, is used as the official residence for the Royal Family when they visit Northern Ireland, as well as for ... read more
Crom Castle is owned since 1609 by the Creighton (later Crichton) family, Earls of Erne. The estate is managed by the National Trust. read more
Florence Court House was built by John Cole, Esq. (1680–1726) and named after his wife Florence Bourchier Wrey. The Cole family, later the Earls of Enniskillen, left ... read more
The Argory, surrounded by a 130 ha (321 acres) park and estate, dates from the 1830s and was the former home of the MacGeough Bond family. The family handed the estate ... read more
Castle Ward has been the residence of the Ward family since ca. 1570, but was presented to the state, due to death duties, in 1950 by the 6th Viscount Bangor. Today it is ... read more
Castle Coole, now property of the National Trust and open to the public, was build in the 1790s for the 1st Earl of Belmore. The estate has been the home of the ... read more
Glenarm Castle has been in the McDonnell family since its construction in 1636. It is currently owned and inhabited by Randal, Viscount Dunlace (son of Alexander ... read more
Clandeboye Estate (1674) is today the home to Lindy, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava. The House itself was build in 1801. The grounds and Courtyard are open to the public ... read more
Lissan House, now open to the public, has been the seat of the Staples Baronets of Lissan and Faughanvale from 1628. The Estate and its historic collections were gifted to ... read more
Springhill House is a 17th-century 'Plantation' home, with walled gardens and parkland. It displays the life of ten generations of Lenox-Conyngham family, ... read more
Braemar Castle was built in 1628 for the Earls of Mar, but it was purchased in 1732 by John Farquharson, 9th Laird of Invercauld. Today, leased to the local community, ... read more
Duff House, build early 18th century by William Adams for William Duff, Lord Braco (later 1st Earl Fife), is today displaying the collections of the National Galleries of ... read more
Fyvie Castle, dating back to the 12th century, is since 1984 in the hands of the National Trust for Scotland. It contains opulent Edwardian interiors with antiquities, ... read more
Haddo House has been for over 500 years the seat of the Gordon family (later the Earls and Marquesses of Aberdeen). Today, with its large art collection and beautiful ... read more
Leith Hall Garden & Estate was build in 1650 and has been the home of the Leith-Hay family, until 1945, when it was presented to the National Trust of Scotland. The ... read more
Blair Castle, surrounded by its 59.000 ha (145,700 acres) estate, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Scotland. It is the ancestral home of the Clan Murray ... read more
House of Dun (by architect William Adam) was the home of the Erskine (later Kennedy-Erskine) family from 1375 until 1980, when it came into the hands of the National ... read more
Glamis Castle has been the seat of the Lyon family from the 14th century until the present day. It has also been the childhood home of Her Majesty Queen ... read more
Ardkinglas Estate (4,900 ha/12,000 acres), with the castle as its centre, is still a much-loved home of the Noble family. The House is open under certain conditions and ... read more