Castle Hume Hall
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| Castle Hume Hall | |
| Fermanagh | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Location: | 54°23’42"N, 7°41’60"W |
| History | |
| Built 1728 | |
| For: | Sir Gustavus Hume by Richard Cassells |
| Country house | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Demolished |
Castle Hume Hall stood close to the north-west of Enniskillen in Fermanagh, close to the shores of Lower Lough Erne, from the early eighteenth century. It has now all but disappeared: the stable block still stands but the house has gone. The name is remembered in surrounding area and the local golf club.
The house also gives a name to Castlehume Lough, a small, freshwater lough by which the house stood and which feeds into Lower Lough Erne.
The house was built for Sir Gustavus Hume[1] by Richard Cassells (or Castle), an architect of obscure origin, possibly born in Dresden. Sir Gustavus brought Casslls to Ireland, where he is responsible for several notable Palladian houses.
References
- Cunningham, John: 'Fermamngh in Sight': Ely Lodge, Castle Hume and the Castle Hume Golf Centre page 7 (via Google Books)