THE PARTERRE / FRENCH FORMAL GARDENS were laid out in geometrical box patterns using Buscus Sempervirens by P.C Hardwick in the 1850’s. The architect P.C Hardwick was employed by the 3rd Earl and his Wife Augusta from 1850 to 1862 to oversee the completion of the Manor
THE PET CEMETERY is located beneath the Dunraven oak tree with carved memorials to the various Dunraven pets. The giant oak was planted in 1791 and its 200th birthday was celebrated in 1991 and a companion oak was planted in celebration of the 50th birthday of the current Earl of Dunraven, Thady Quin.
CEDAR OF LEBANON TREE Cedrus Libani. Officially recognised as the oldest Cedar of Lebanon in Ireland and Great Britain. It is thought to have been planted in and around 1645. This specimen is the oldest living type in the world.
