Ardbraccan House
| Ardbraccan House | |
|---|---|
Ard Breacáin | |
Original Georgian entrance gates to the Ardbraccan Estate | |
| Former names | Ardbraccan Palace |
| Alternative names | Bishop's Palace |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Palladian |
| Address | Ardbraccan, County Meath |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°39′39″N 6°45′01″W / 53.6609352°N 6.7502167°W |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Estimated completion | 1735 (wings), 1776 (central block) |
| Owner | Charles Noell (2013) |
| Height | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Ardbraccan limestone |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Grounds | 49 ha (120 acres) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Richard Castle (wings) (1734) Thomas Cooley, James Wyatt and Daniel Augustus Beaufort (central block) (1772-76) |
| Developer | Arthur Price (bishop) (1734) Henry Maxwell (bishop) (1770s) |
Ardbraccan House (known sometimes historically as Ardbraccan Palace) (Irish: Ard Breacáin - high place of Saint Brecan) is a large Palladian country house in the townland of Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland. The historic house served from the 1770s to 1885 as the residence of the Church of Ireland Lord Bishop of Meath.