
What is recorded here
Headfort House stands in County Meath as an eleven-bay limestone castle built around 1770 for Sir Thomas Taylour. George Semple designed its subtle breakfronts while Robert Adam shaped the interior details still visible today. The building now serves as a preparatory school, filling its old rooms with the noise of learning instead of estate life.
Headfort House is recorded as a castle in County Meath. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Built by the Staples family in the 18th century, Headfort House is remembered as a significant example of Irish Palladian architecture and as the ancestral seat of the Earls of Headfort.
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Photo: Robert Adam · Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication