Glenveagh Castle is a 19th century castellated mansion and was built between 1867 and 1873. Its construction in a remote mountain setting was inspired by the Victorian idyll of a romantic highland retreat. John Townsend Trench, a cousin of its builder and first owner, John George Adair, with whom he had been raised in County Laois, designed it. Although not a professional architect, Trench had a hand in at least one other building: he designed the Gothic town hall in Arklow, built in 1878.
The park covers an area of some 16,500 hectares of mountains, lakes, glens and woods with a large heard of red deer.

The central feature is a 19th century castle surrounded by the famous Glenveagh Gardens. The visitor centre is accessible for visitors with disabilities. The ground floor of the Castle is partially accessible for people with disabilities. Access to the castle by guided tour only.

Address: Glenveagh , Churchhill, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0)74 9137090 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +353 (0)74 9137090      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: +353 (0)74 9137072
E-mail: talcorn@duchas.ie
Web: www.glenveaghnationalpark.ie