Howth Castle

Howth Castle
General information
Status	Private dwelling house
Type	Castle
Architectural style	Various including Medieval defensive, Gothic, Georgian, Arts and Crafts
Address	Howth
Town or city	Howth, County Dublin
Country	Ireland
Coordinates	53°23′11″N 6°04′44″W / 53.3863°N 6.0790°W / 53.3863; -6.0790
Groundbreaking	c1235
Technical details
Material	limestone, Portland stone Georgian door and window surrounds
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Francis Bindon (1738) Richard Morrison (1810, gates) Francis Johnston (1825, minor alterations) Richard Morrison (1840, stables and other minor alterations) Joseph Maguire (1872, Gate lodge)
Developer	Various Lords, Barons and Earls of Howth
Other designers	James Hogan & Sons (1875, interior plasterwork)
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Edwin Lutyens (1910-11, tower, loggia, chapel, corridors)
Civil engineer	Frederick William Higginbotham (1910-11)
References
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Howth Castle (/ˈhoʊθ/ HOHTH) and estate lie just outside the village of Howth, County Dublin in Ireland, in the administration of Fingal County Council. The castle was the ancestral home of the line of the St Lawrence family^[5] (see: Earl of Howth) that had held the area since the Norman Invasion of 1180, and held the title of Lord of Howth until circa 1425, the Baron Howth to 1767, then Earl of Howth until 1909. The castle and estate are held since 1909 by their distaff heirs, the Gaisford-St Lawrence family.

The estate includes much of the peninsula of Howth Head, including extensive heathland and much of Howth's cliff walks, with views over Dublin Bay, light woodland, and the island of Ireland's Eye. On the grounds near the castle are golf, pitch and putt and footgolf facilities, a former hotel, formal gardens and a pond, rhododendron walks - and several small streams pass through the estate.

In October 2018, the family announced their agreement to sell the castle, demesne and Ireland's Eye to the Tetrarch investment group who intended to redevelop the hotel and course as a luxury resort. A 7-acre portion of the site zoned for residential development close to the castle gate was sold onwards by Tetrarch to Glenveagh Homes for €14m after the sale closed.^[6][7]