page_title: Castlemartin House and Estate
section_title: Lands
hierarchical_section_title: Castlemartin House and Estate / Elements / Lands
context_page_description: Castlemartin is the name of a historic house and estate, and the townland in which they sit, on the banks of the River Liffey in Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland. Formerly a key estate of the Eustace family, it was for many years the home of media magnate Tony O'Reilly, and his wife, Chryss Goulandris, but was bought in 2015 by John Malone, an Irish American. The estate includes major stud farm and cattle breeding operations, a restored medieval church and an icehouse.
context_section_description: The estate lands of around 750 acres (3.0 km²) are a mix of parkland and working areas, crossed by avenues and watercourses.  Both a stud farm, Castlemartin Stud, and a cattle breeding operation, Castlemartin Charolais Herd, are present, with two farm yards, as well as gardens designed by Lanning Roper.  Some Irish donkeys are also resident.  There are many rose plantations, and some outstanding trees, including a Monkey Puzzle tree.
  Since the 1830s, a new main avenue has been made, though traces of the old remain, and much of the historic woodland has been removed, notably around the main house.
  Entries in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage for Castlemartin note the survival of sections of wrought iron railings from around 1830, on rubble stone boundary walls.
  In addition to the boundary Pinkeen Stream, there are a number of artificial water channels on the land.
caption: Two ladies of the Carter family in the doorway of Castlemartin. Their horse and carriage and a small dog are seen waiting.
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