Caledon House, also called Caledon Castle, is a country house near the town of Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Caledon House sits on the private 3,000-acre woodland estate of the Earls of Caledon. For more than 200 years, the estate has been maintained as the private home of the aristocratic Alexander family.[1]
| Caledon House | |
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.jpg) View of Caledon House (1840) | |
| Location | Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°20′6″N 6°50′48″W / 54.33500°N 6.84667°W |
| Area | 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) |
Listed Building – Grade A | |
| Designated | 7 March 1977 |
| Reference no. | HB13/10/004 |
Terrorism
editCaledon Castle was attacked multiple times during The Troubles.[2][3][4][5]
Contemporary
editIn 2015, Caledon Castle was opened to the public for first time in twenty years.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Caledon Castle opens to public for first time in 20 years". Belfast Telegraph. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Belfast Soldier Killed By Sniper". Evening Sentinel. 10 November 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 26 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Linscott, Gillian (11 November 1972). "IRA concern seen in new wave of violence". The Guardian. p. 24. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Army triggers monument blast". Evening Standard. 14 March 1973. p. 7. Retrieved 26 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Winchester, Simon (8 August 1977). "Hope for Ulster's future—from the village where violence was born". The Guardian. p. 2. Retrieved 26 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.