Drimnagh Castle

Rectangular walled garden, laid out c.1900, comprising rubble calp limestone walls to north and east, planted boundary to south and west. Square-profile pier to north-west corner, recent double-leaf gates to east wall, flanked by square-profile piers. Remodelled c.1990, with formal planting. Remains of square-plan single-bay tower to paddock to north. Situated to east of central courtyard.

Walled gardens were an essential feature of country houses, providing fruit, vegetables and herbs for the kitchen. The shelter provided by the high walls allowed the cultivation of a wide variety of plants, including vulnerable fruit trees. It was recently remodelled in the style of a seventeenth-century formal parterre garden, providing an unusual contrast to the simple walls which are built of local undressed calp limestone, like the other castle elements.