Classiebawn Castle
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Classiebawn Castle is a 19th-century baronial-style country house on the Atlantic coast of County Sligo, Ireland, famed for its dramatic seaside setting and association with Lord Mountbatten.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baronial-style house
ⓘ
country house ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Scottish Baronial
ⓘ
baronial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British aristocracy
ⓘ
Lord Palmerston NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy officer Lord Mountbatten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | 3rd Viscount Palmerston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Baronial architecture in Ireland
ⓘ
Castles in County Sligo ⓘ Country houses in Ireland ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1870s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1860s ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | private residence ⓘ |
| eventAssociatedWith | assassination of Lord Mountbatten in 1979 ⓘ |
| feature |
battlements
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gate lodge ⓘ tower ⓘ turrets ⓘ walled estate ⓘ |
| has |
enclosed demesne
ⓘ
long driveway ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | prominent landmark in County Sligo ⓘ |
| inContextOf | The Troubles in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landUse | surrounded by farmland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Sligo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mullaghmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| material | local sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ben Bulben NERFINISHED ⓘ border with County Donegal ⓘ village of Mullaghmore ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with British royal family
ⓘ
dramatic profile against Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| notableResident | Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Donegal Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Mountbatten family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proximityToEvent | Lord Mountbatten was killed offshore at Mullaghmore in 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | not generally open to the public ⓘ |
| region | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | steeply pitched roofs ⓘ |
| setting | dramatic seaside location ⓘ |
| usedAs | summer residence ⓘ |
| viewing | visible from surrounding roads and coastline ⓘ |
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