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Heritage at Risk(v1.0)
Castle Dillon House Turcarragh Armagh
Andrew McClelland 10/06/2004 00:00:00

HB Ref No:
HB15/03/001

Address
Castle Dillon House Turcarragh Armagh

Townland:

Status:
Currently at Risk

Listing Grade:
B+


HARNI Number:
HARNI 15/03/004

Conservation Area:
No

Condition:
Poor

Industrial Archeology:

Occupancy:
Vacant

Vernacular:

Degree of Risk:
Critical

Thatched:
No

Availability:
Unknown

Monument:

Current Building Use:

Derelict:


Description

An impressive and austere mid-19th century grand house, made up of a two-storey, nine-bay central section, with single-storey three-bay wings either side. It occupies an elevated position, overlooking a nearby lake, and is reached via a long and winding avenue, which it now shares with several newer dwellings. The rapidly deteriorating stable buildings to the side (HB15/3/010) featured in Buildings at Risk, Vol. 1, p. 50, and then again in Vol. 4, p. 43, while the heavily rusticated twin gate lodges appeared in Vol. 6 (p. 40). The main house was once used as a sanatorium by St. Luke's Hospital; parts of it were used by the army and it was last used as a nursing home. It has been on the market for a number of years and it was noted in the Belfast Telegraph (1 May 2012) that the building was going up for auction where it was reported that a bid was made for £100,000 for Castle Dillon. When reviewed in March 2019 the building does not appear to have improved, as the ground floor window and door openings are boarded up with many panes of broken glass in the upper floor windows. It is hoped that a restoration scheme for the building will soon come to fruition as the building and its location could offer a great opportunity for hotel, resturarant or spa initiative.