Inventory of Historic Gardens & Designed Landscapes
Christmas Hearths Weekly Freeman, December 1886
Criteria … The systematic identification, classification & evaluation of sites which … • demonstrate some aspect of garden history / design. • contain notable plant collections – including specimen trees on Tree Register of Ireland. • form an integral setting to an historic building. • are associated with particular people / events.
Method ▪ Identified from
OS 6”/ 1” 1st edition ▪ Initial assessment of survival – comparing OS 1st edition with 2000 OS aerial photography
▪ Published on the web with map, aerial photograph & bibliography
• Identification of
approx. 6000 sites
• Provisional assessment of survival • Database & paper archive • Mechanism to add new sites / data
Distribution
Numbers refer to one inch OS map sheets
Little Island House Co. Cork
Virtually no recognisable features
Louth Hall Co. Louth
Site of historical importance – now partially derelict or destroyed (Phase II)
Main features substantially present – no loss of integrity
Main features substantially present – no loss of integrity
Lohort Castle Co. Cork
Main features substantially present - some loss of integrity
Dividing up the estates or the Land Commission Inspector goes crazy.
Dublin Opinion c.1935
Kilmacurragh