Castles · Northern Ireland
Crom Castle
Crom Castle — house in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Crom Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Records date its origin to 1859. Heritage designation: Grade A listed building. Address: BT92 8AP. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland". Coordinates: 54.1685°, -7.4488°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Crom Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Croime) is a country house on the shores of Upper Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is the seat of the Earls Erne. Standing within the 1,900-acre (7.7 km2) Crom Estate and a formal garden, the castle is built of stone. A central battlemented tower includes the main entrance, and there are also smaller towers to one side. It stands apart from the ruins of Old Crom Castle, of which two towers, some walls, and a ha-ha survive, and near two ancient yew trees believed to be at least 800 years old.
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Background
History
Like many country estates in Ulster, the first house at Crom was built by a Scottish planter in the early 17th century. In 1611, as part of the Plantation of Ulster, Michael Balfour, the Laird of Mountwhinney, constructed a house on the lough shore opposite Inishfendra Island. Following the typical pattern for a Plantation castle, the Old Castle at Crom was built of lime and stone and enclosed within a bawn. In 1689, the Old Crom Castle survived two Jacobite sieges during the Williamite War in Ireland. The Creighton (or Crichton) family under Colonel Abraham Creighton held out against the Jacobites until reinforcements from Enniskillen arrived. The local conflict concluded at what later…
Visiting
The 2013 BBC television adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse's Blandings was filmed on location at Crom Castle. The series portrays the fictional Blandings Castle in Shropshire.
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- Coordinates
- 54.1685, -7.4488
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT92 8AP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
- Established
- 1859
Sources
- wikidata: Q4121977 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Crom Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Crom Castle in 2008.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crom Castle?
- Crom Castle is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT92 8AP).
- When was Crom Castle built?
- Built or established in 1859.
- Is Crom Castle a listed building?
- Crom Castle is officially recognised as Grade A listed building listed.
- Does Crom Castle charge admission?
- Crom Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Crom Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT92 8AP. It sits within the Fermanagh and South Tyrone parliamentary constituency.