Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Walled Garden,
Fruithill, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Walled Garden Structure
- Date of construction
- 1780 - 1799
- Address
- Walled Garden,, Drenagh Estate, 17 Dowland Road, Fruithill, Limavady, Co Londonderry, BT49 0HP
- Townland
- Fruithill
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 55.05534, -6.92079
- Date of survey
- 11 November 1997
- HB reference
- HB02/11/002 D
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1757 "Carte Reduite des Isles Britanniques Troisieme Feuille Partie Meridionale de l'Ecosse." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A walled garden bound by 3.600 metre high wall constructed of rubble sandstone in part of the south west and north west side and the remainder in red brick. There are a number of round headed openings giving access. It encloses an area of 1.14 hectares. Within and along the north west wall are the remains of former glass houses. It is used manly for vegetable produce with some fruit trees (some pleached) and there are several extensive polythene covered enclosures.
Historical information
A walled garden of similar size and location is shown on the 1831 map. The Ordnance Survey Memoirs states “The garden, consisting of about three and a half acres, contains excellent fruit trees and is well sheltered by high walls and the surrounding planting”. The walls probably date from c1796 and evidently the garden was more than doubled in size at an early date.
See HB02/11/002A for information on Drenagh House and HB02/11/002E, 002C, 002B, 002F for other garden buildings.
Reference:
Ordnance Survey Maps 1831
Ordnance Survey Memoir Vol. 9
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A good example of mid Georgian period walled garden retained in its entirety and in use.
Nearby in the register
- Drenagh Estate Gardener’s House & BarnEstate Related Structuresunder 1 mi
- Moon Garden,Garden Featuresunder 1 mi
- Drenagh Estate Coach houseEstate Related Structuresunder 1 mi
- Viewing Platform,Garden Featuresunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.