Castlecoote House
Set among wooded gardens overlooking the River Suck rural Co. Roscommon, Castlecoote House is a fine a fine Georgian country house built circa 1700, with five guest rooms and various amenities including two tennis courts.
Castlecoote House is a fabulous country house getaway, surrounded by woodland and in the midst of a pastoral countryside in Co. Roscommon. Castlecoote is a fine Palladian mansion, arranged over three floors, with grand entrance hall, drawing room, library, breakfast room, and Ballroom, to name a few. There are four guest rooms, luxurious and impressive, adorned with period decor, and commanding fabulous views of the river and gardens.
Castlecoote has a fascinating history. The site of an important ford across the River, it has been occupied and defended from the earliest of times. There was a mediaeval castle at Castlecoote, which is now largely destroyed, and, more recently, a 17th century strong house was built within its walls, two of its towers can still be seen as part of the current design. Portraits of former ancestors hang on the wall, including the celebrated Gunning sisters, famed for their beauty at the court of King George II, beauty that paid dividends in the form of royal matrimony to a Duke and Earl.
Castlecoote had fallen into disrepair over recent decades, due to neglect and a fire, but thankfully it found a new owners, Kevin Finnerty & Sarah Lane have lovingly restored it. Castlecoote retains much of its charms, including magnificent stucco ceilings, marble chimneypieces, four-poster beds and luxurious bathrooms.
Guests have a choice of two tennis courts and a croquet lawn in the grounds, and they may fish for trout and coarse fish in the river Suck at the bottom of the garden. They can ride horses and play golf nearby, and there are a number of good looped walks along the Suck Valley Way. Nearby are Roscommon Castle, the King House at Boyle and Strokestown House and Gardens.
Castlecoote House is surrounded by landscaped gardens that are well worth exploring. There’s an orchard of rare apple trees, the towers of the ruined castle and an ice house.
If You Go: Castlecoote House is typically open 17th March to 31st October.
