Roxborough Castle
Roxborough Castle was a castle in the village of Moy in County Tyrone , Northern Ireland , built in 1738. Roxborough Castle, along with Charlemont Fort, was the seat of the Earls of Charlemont , but was burned down by the Irish Republican Army in 1922 .
Originally built in the 18th century, the palace was rebuilt in 1842 by architect William Murray for the 2nd Earl of Charlemont. There were wings with a yoke and two stories above a basement that ran the entire length of the original block. They were in Murray's rather reserved Italianate style. The original block received triangular decorative gables over the windows and similar applications so that it matched the new wings. The entrance was moved around the corner to the side facade of one of these wings. This then became the new entrance front with three bays and a low portico . The result was a house in the style of a French castle. Since 1750 there has been a Conservatory of Richard Turner .
In 1864, the 3rd Earl commissioned further renovations, including installing some parts from the family's Dublin home, Charlemont House . The architect for this conversion was William Barre .
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Coordinates: 54 ° 26 ′ 49.2 " N , 6 ° 41 ′ 31.2" W.