Ardbraccan House

Ardbraccan House
Ard Breacáin
Original Georgian entrance gates to the Ardbraccan Estate completed circa 1770.
Location within Ireland
Former namesArdbraccan Palace
Alternative namesBishop's Palace
General information
TypeHouse
Architectural stylePalladian
LocationArdbraccan, County Meath, Ireland
Coordinates53°39′39″N 6°45′01″W / 53.6609352°N 6.7502167°W / 53.6609352; -6.7502167
Elevation61 m (200 ft)
Estimated completion1735 (wings), 1776 (central block)
OwnerCharles Noell (2013)
Height
Height21 m (69 ft)
Technical details
MaterialArdbraccan limestone
Floor count3
Grounds49 ha (120 acres)
Design and construction
ArchitectsRichard Castle (wings) (1734)
Thomas Cooley, James Wyatt and Daniel Augustus Beaufort (central block) (1772-76)
DeveloperArthur Price (bishop) (1734)
Henry Maxwell (bishop) (1770s)
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Ardbraccan House (known sometimes historically as Ardbraccan Palace) (Irish: Ard Breacáin - high place of Saint Brecan) is a large Palladian country house in the townland of Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland. The historic house served from the 1770s to 1885 as the residence of the Church of Ireland Lord Bishop of Meath.