Clotworthy House
The grounds at Clotworthy House in Antrim, the County Town of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where the Sixmile Water enters Lough Neagh.
Peeping a little closer…
Now I am off to add the finishing touches to my LBC contribution for this week. See you at 5pm - Irish time!
Rumuuser said,
September 4, 2009 at 12:43 pm
That is an intriguing name. Any idea why it is called so?
Grannymar said,
September 4, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Clotworthy House was built around 1840 as a stable block for Antrim Castle It also provided living accommodation for grooms and stable lads with an inclosed exercise yard and stables at the rear.
It has been used in recent years as an arts workshop,Theatre and studio. The architect is unknown. A major restoration and development scheme of just under £6 million at Antrim Castle Gardens has come a step closer with the recent temporary closure of Clotworthy Arts Centre, which together with some of the buildings surrounding the original farmyard is scheduled for refurbishment. I have never discovered how it got its name. Maybe Nellybert can help.
steph said,
September 4, 2009 at 2:59 pm
With a definite autumnal chill in the air today, your pretty pic makes me long for a balmy summer’s day
ps Your header is funny… I think it’s improved the name no end!
Grannymar said,
September 4, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Steph - How would I manage without you to correct my spelling? It serves me right for trying to post at 1am in the morning!
wisewebwoman said,
September 4, 2009 at 3:16 pm
I like these little mini-tours of NI
Xo
WWW
kenju said,
September 4, 2009 at 3:40 pm
I want to walk down the path!!
Grannymar said,
September 4, 2009 at 4:32 pm
WWW - Give me a couple of months and I will provide some more.:D
Judy - I would love to take you through that archway.
Magpie11 said,
September 4, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Wasn’t it on the BBC a while back? With that Monty Python chap?
Grannymar said,
September 4, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Magpie - You may be correct, but I have no TV to say either way. The area about Clotworthy has appeared several times on my blog.
Marianna said,
September 4, 2009 at 8:05 pm
I have yet to cross the ocean to visit your emerald isle. In the meantime, these travel posts of yours serve to quench my thirst for travel.
Grannymar said,
September 4, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Marianna - The price we pay for the rain is rewarded by by our greenery and a small island of many hidden beauty spots. I had visitors recently and they asked to see ‘My Northern Ireland’, places off the radar of the tourist Coaches!
bikehikebabe said,
September 5, 2009 at 3:34 am
I like hearing about Ireland. (I spent 5 weeks there on a dairy farm, many years ago.) I particularly love your pictures. So green
Grannymar said,
September 5, 2009 at 9:35 am
BHB - Hopefully there will be plenty more little tours in the future!
Grannymar » An Answer for Ramana said,
September 6, 2009 at 6:18 am
[...] Friday morning in a short post about Clotworthy House, Ramana asked how it got the name. Now I know! While looking for information about Antrim [...]
Grannymar » Places Please… said,
September 12, 2009 at 6:29 am
[...] Barracks, which is around 18 miles north of Belfast, and only next door to the grounds of Clotworthy House, a peaceful place I featured last Friday morning, on Sunday and again [...]