Historic sites

Castle Coole

United Kingdom Fermanagh and Omagh Enniskillen

Castle Coole
Photo: Andrew Humphreys, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

One of the finest neoclassical houses in Ireland, designed by James Wyatt for the Earl of Belmore in the 1790s, with Portland stone brought from England. Inside are Regency furnishings, including a State Bedroom prepared for a visit by George IV.


The landscaped park by Lough Coole is home to a flock of greylag geese.

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