Antrim Castle Gardens Restoration

The former seat of the Skeffington family, Viscounts Massereene and Ferrard, Antrim Castle occupied its imposing setting on the banks of the Sixmilewater since 1610. The family began laying out the gardens in the late 17th century, and, while the castle itself was destroyed by fire in 1922, the principal features of the gardens, though somewhat neglected, have remained largely intact.