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.

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Classiebawn Castle canonical 3
Classiebawn Castle, County Sligo 1

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

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Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland near Classiebawn Castle
Barony of Carbury containsHistoricSite Classiebawn Castle
Mullaghmore Head locatedNear Classiebawn Castle
Wilfrid William Ashley, 1st Baron Mount Temple residence Classiebawn Castle, County Sligo
linked to: Classiebawn Castle