Ireland · Still standing
Hillsborough Castle
Hillsborough Castle is an 18th‑century Georgian country house in the village of Royal Hillsborough in County Down that serves as an official government and royal residence in Northern Ireland. Built for the Hill family and later acquired by the British government, it functions as the Secretary of State's official residence and a venue for state visits and ceremonies. The house sits within formal parkland and is entered through an ornate wrought‑iron gateway.
First raised
1799
Its prime
1799
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1799
The shape it held in its prime.
A symmetrical late‑18th‑century Georgian country house of three storeys in pale stone or rendered brick with regular tall sash windows, a central entrance with a columned portico or pediment, a hipped slate roof and several chimneys. The principal approach is through a low stone boundary wall topped by a broad, elaborate wrought‑iron gate with scrolling crestwork and gold finials. The house stands behind a gravel forecourt leading onto clipped lawns and mature specimen trees within a parkland setting; the building is complete and in active use.
Step inside
5 places to explore in 1799.
The record describes 5 distinct spots at Hillsborough Castle — including 1 interior: ground-floor state reception room. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Hillsborough Castle with the fires lit.
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