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'''Altamont House''' is a historic building best known for its ornamental gardens in ]. The ] gardens<ref>{{cite web|title=Altamont Gardens |url=http://hcgi.ie/altamont-gardens |website=Houses, Castles and Gardens of Ireland |access-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720013701/http://hcgi.ie/altamont-gardens |archive-date=20 July 2015 }}</ref> are often referred to as "the jewel in Ireland's gardening crown".<ref name="Ask About Ireland">{{cite web|title=Altamont Garden|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/enfo/irelands-environment/county-focus/carlow/altamont-garden/|website=Ask About Ireland|access-date=2 May 2015}}</ref> '''Altamont House''' is a historic building best known for its ornamental gardens in ]. The ] gardens<ref>{{cite web|title=Altamont Gardens |url=http://hcgi.ie/altamont-gardens |website=Houses, Castles and Gardens of Ireland |access-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720013701/http://hcgi.ie/altamont-gardens |archive-date=20 July 2015 }}</ref> are often referred to as "the jewel in Ireland's gardening crown".<ref name="Ask About Ireland">{{cite web|title=Altamont Garden|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/enfo/irelands-environment/county-focus/carlow/altamont-garden/|website=Ask About Ireland|access-date=2 May 2015|archive-date=26 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926222208/http://www.askaboutireland.ie/enfo/irelands-environment/county-focus/carlow/altamont-garden/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
The early origins of the house are unclear, with some claiming that the building was first built as a convent,<ref name="Altamont Garden">{{cite web|title=A Brief History of Altamont House and Garden |url=http://www.altamontgarden.com/Web%20Pages/history.htm |website=Altamont Garden |access-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204122907/http://altamontgarden.com/Web%20Pages/history.htm |archive-date=4 February 2015 }}</ref> perhaps dating as far back as the 16th century.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = The Carlow Gentry|last = O'Toole|first = Jimmy|publisher = The Leinster Leader|year = 1993|isbn = 0952254409|location = Carlow}}</ref> The central section of the house dates from the 18th century and the sections that face the east remain unchanged, were built by the St George family.<ref name="Ireland's Eye">{{cite web|title=Altamont, County Carlow|url=http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/attractions/gardens/altamont.shtm|website=Ireland's Eye|access-date=2 May 2015}}</ref> Most of these changes to the house were to reverse it to face a newly built road.<ref name=":0" /> During the 1780s, Benjamin Burton Doyle the ] lived at the house.<ref name=":0" /> In the 1840s the Dawson Borrer family refurbished and altered the house and gardens, adding the lake that was dug as relief work for the local population during the ].<ref name="Altamont Garden" /> The early origins of the house are unclear, with some claiming that the building was first built as a convent,<ref name="Altamont Garden">{{cite web|title=A Brief History of Altamont House and Garden |url=http://www.altamontgarden.com/Web%20Pages/history.htm |website=Altamont Garden |access-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204122907/http://altamontgarden.com/Web%20Pages/history.htm |archive-date=4 February 2015 }}</ref> perhaps dating as far back as the 16th century.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = The Carlow Gentry|last = O'Toole|first = Jimmy|publisher = The Leinster Leader|year = 1993|isbn = 0952254409|location = Carlow}}</ref> The central section of the house dates from the 18th century and the sections that face the east remain unchanged, were built by the St George family.<ref name="Ireland's Eye">{{cite web|title=Altamont, County Carlow|url=http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/attractions/gardens/altamont.shtm|website=Ireland's Eye|access-date=2 May 2015|archive-date=17 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317083902/http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/attractions/gardens/altamont.shtm|url-status=live}}</ref> Most of these changes to the house were to reverse it to face a newly built road.<ref name=":0" /> During the 1780s, Benjamin Burton Doyle the ] lived at the house.<ref name=":0" /> In the 1840s the Dawson Borrer family refurbished and altered the house and gardens, adding the lake that was dug as relief work for the local population during the ].<ref name="Altamont Garden" />


Feilding Lecky Watson bought Altamont in 1923, and proceeded to extend and expand the gardens.<ref name="Ireland's Eye" /> Watson's interest was primarily in ]s, planting seedlings from around the world and exchanging specimens with Sir Frederick Moore of the ].<ref name=Taylor>{{cite book|last1=Taylor|first1=Patrick|title=Gardens of Britain and Ireland|url=https://archive.org/details/gardensbritainir00tayl|url-access=limited|date=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley Ltd|location=London|isbn=9781405336253|page=}}</ref> Following Watson's death in 1943, his daughter, ] continued her father's horticultural work.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Powers|first1=Jane|title=A Passion For Rhododendrons|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/a-passion-for-rhododendrons-1.75655|access-date=2 May 2015|agency=The Irish Times|date=24 May 1997}}</ref> Feilding Lecky Watson bought Altamont in 1923, and proceeded to extend and expand the gardens.<ref name="Ireland's Eye" /> Watson's interest was primarily in ]s, planting seedlings from around the world and exchanging specimens with Sir Frederick Moore of the ].<ref name=Taylor>{{cite book|last1=Taylor|first1=Patrick|title=Gardens of Britain and Ireland|url=https://archive.org/details/gardensbritainir00tayl|url-access=limited|date=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley Ltd|location=London|isbn=9781405336253|page=}}</ref> Following Watson's death in 1943, his daughter, ] continued her father's horticultural work.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Powers|first1=Jane|title=A Passion For Rhododendrons|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/a-passion-for-rhododendrons-1.75655|access-date=2 May 2015|agency=The Irish Times|date=24 May 1997|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024408/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/a-passion-for-rhododendrons-1.75655|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Gardens== ==Gardens==
The garden sits on the banks of ] which includes an ice age glen, ] and ], with view of the ], ] and ].<ref name="Ask About Ireland" /> Some of the ]s are believed to be over 500 years old,<ref name="Do Chara">{{cite web|title=Altamont House & Gardens|url=http://www.dochara.com/places-to-visit/altamont-house-gardens/|website=Do Chara|access-date=2 May 2015}}</ref> and the varying environments provide habitats for diverse set of wildlife.<ref name="Ask About Ireland" /> The garden is home to a variety of rare ]s, rhododendrons, ]s,<ref name="Corona North">{{cite web|title=Corona North 1922 - 1999 |url=http://www.altamontgarden.com/Web%20Pages/corona.htm |website=Altamont Gardens |access-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204121216/http://altamontgarden.com/Web%20Pages/corona.htm |archive-date=4 February 2015 }}</ref> as well as wild ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fallon|first1=Fionnuala|title=A sprinkling of spring|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/gardens/a-sprinkling-of-spring-1.1657621|access-date=2 May 2015|agency=The Irish Times|date=18 January 2014}}</ref> The gardens also feature a Wellingtonia, the '']'' or Giant Redwood, which was planted to commemorate the ].<ref name=":0" /> The garden sits on the banks of ] which includes an ice age glen, ] and ], with view of the ], ] and ].<ref name="Ask About Ireland" /> Some of the ]s are believed to be over 500 years old,<ref name="Do Chara">{{cite web|title=Altamont House & Gardens|url=http://www.dochara.com/places-to-visit/altamont-house-gardens/|website=Do Chara|access-date=2 May 2015|archive-date=29 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429065817/http://www.dochara.com/places-to-visit/altamont-house-gardens/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the varying environments provide habitats for diverse set of wildlife.<ref name="Ask About Ireland" /> The garden is home to a variety of rare ]s, rhododendrons, ]s,<ref name="Corona North">{{cite web|title=Corona North 1922 - 1999 |url=http://www.altamontgarden.com/Web%20Pages/corona.htm |website=Altamont Gardens |access-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204121216/http://altamontgarden.com/Web%20Pages/corona.htm |archive-date=4 February 2015 }}</ref> as well as wild ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fallon|first1=Fionnuala|title=A sprinkling of spring|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/gardens/a-sprinkling-of-spring-1.1657621|access-date=2 May 2015|agency=The Irish Times|date=18 January 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042021/http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/gardens/a-sprinkling-of-spring-1.1657621|url-status=live}}</ref> The gardens also feature a Wellingtonia, the '']'' or Giant Redwood, which was planted to commemorate the ].<ref name=":0" />


A trust was set up in the early 1990s to preserve the estate of 100 acres.<ref name=":0" /> Following the death of Corona North, ownership of the house and gardens was transferred to the ], and is operated by the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=A Gift to the Nation|url=http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/2014/01/21/gift-nation/|access-date=2 May 2015|agency=The Nationalist|date=21 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Carlow People">{{cite news|title=Keys of Altamont are handed over to State|url=http://www.independent.ie/regionals/carlowpeople/news/keys-of-altamont-are-handed-over-to-state-29955529.html|access-date=2 May 2015|publisher=Carlow People|date=28 January 2014}}</ref> A trust was set up in the early 1990s to preserve the estate of 100 acres.<ref name=":0" /> Following the death of Corona North, ownership of the house and gardens was transferred to the ], and is operated by the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=A Gift to the Nation|url=http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/2014/01/21/gift-nation/|access-date=2 May 2015|agency=The Nationalist|date=21 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Carlow People">{{cite news|title=Keys of Altamont are handed over to State|url=http://www.independent.ie/regionals/carlowpeople/news/keys-of-altamont-are-handed-over-to-state-29955529.html|access-date=2 May 2015|publisher=Carlow People|date=28 January 2014}}</ref>

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Historic house and gardens in County Carlow, Ireland

Altamont House
General information
TypeCountry House
LocationTullow, County Carlow, Ireland
Construction started1740
Completed1780
OwnerGovernment of Ireland
Website
http://heritageireland.ie/visit/places-to-visit/altamont-gardens/

Altamont House is a historic building best known for its ornamental gardens in County Carlow. The Robinsonian-style gardens are often referred to as "the jewel in Ireland's gardening crown".

History

The early origins of the house are unclear, with some claiming that the building was first built as a convent, perhaps dating as far back as the 16th century. The central section of the house dates from the 18th century and the sections that face the east remain unchanged, were built by the St George family. Most of these changes to the house were to reverse it to face a newly built road. During the 1780s, Benjamin Burton Doyle the High Sheriff of Carlow lived at the house. In the 1840s the Dawson Borrer family refurbished and altered the house and gardens, adding the lake that was dug as relief work for the local population during the Irish famine.

Feilding Lecky Watson bought Altamont in 1923, and proceeded to extend and expand the gardens. Watson's interest was primarily in rhododendrons, planting seedlings from around the world and exchanging specimens with Sir Frederick Moore of the National Botanic Gardens. Following Watson's death in 1943, his daughter, Corona North continued her father's horticultural work.

Gardens

The garden sits on the banks of River Slaney which includes an ice age glen, bog garden and arboretum, with view of the Blackstairs Mountains, Wicklow Mountains and Mount Leinster. Some of the oaks are believed to be over 500 years old, and the varying environments provide habitats for diverse set of wildlife. The garden is home to a variety of rare azaleas, rhododendrons, magnolias, as well as wild bluebells and snowdrops. The gardens also feature a Wellingtonia, the Sequoiadendron giganteum or Giant Redwood, which was planted to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo.

A trust was set up in the early 1990s to preserve the estate of 100 acres. Following the death of Corona North, ownership of the house and gardens was transferred to the Irish State, and is operated by the Office of Public Works.

Gallery

  • The front of the house The front of the house
  • The Broadwalk The Broadwalk
  • The lake The lake

See also

References

  1. "Altamont Gardens". Houses, Castles and Gardens of Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Altamont Garden". Ask About Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ^ "A Brief History of Altamont House and Garden". Altamont Garden. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ^ O'Toole, Jimmy (1993). The Carlow Gentry. Carlow: The Leinster Leader. ISBN 0952254409.
  5. ^ "Altamont, County Carlow". Ireland's Eye. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  6. Taylor, Patrick (2008). Gardens of Britain and Ireland. London: Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 218. ISBN 9781405336253.
  7. Powers, Jane (24 May 1997). "A Passion For Rhododendrons". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  8. "Altamont House & Gardens". Do Chara. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  9. "Corona North 1922 - 1999". Altamont Gardens. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  10. Fallon, Fionnuala (18 January 2014). "A sprinkling of spring". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  11. "A Gift to the Nation". The Nationalist. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  12. "Keys of Altamont are handed over to State". Carlow People. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

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See also
Historic houses in Northern Ireland
Historic houses in the Republic of Ireland
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