Clandeboye Interactive Walks

Based in County Down, Northern Ireland, the Clandeboye Estate sits within 2000 acres of woodlands, formal gardens, lawns, farmland and lakes, and is home to one of the largest native woodlands in Ireland. First settled in 1674, Clandeboye was originally named Ballyleidy, after the town in which it lay.

The current Clandeboye House was built for the 2^nd Baron Dufferin in 1801–1804 to a design by Robert Woodgate, apprentice to the eminent architect Sir John Soane (1753-1837). The house was named after the former Gaelic Irish territory of Clandeboye, which covered large parts of north County Down and south County Antrim.

Clandeboye Estate is one of the few landed estates in Northern Ireland that has been in the same family ownership since the seventeenth century and much of its extensive archive relates directly or indirectly to the evolution of the landscape and the communities that lived and live on it.

The Chronicles of Clandeboye

The Chronicles of Clandeboye is a series of spatial narratives exploring the history of Clandeboye’s landscape. Developed by Newcastle University PhD student John Witchell, Chronicles combines GIS mapping with layers of historic maps and archives to produce a deep map, a three dimensional spatial and historical narrative of the estate’s rich legacy.

Visit Chronicles of Clandeboye to explore the evolution of the Clandeboye landscape over four centuries, discover the history of the Blackwood family who lived at Clandeboye from 1674 until 2020, and uncover Lord Dufferin’s Sea Park and the origins of Helen’s Bay.

You can read or listen to Chronicles of Clandeboye on your device, or you can follow the links to the Echoes App and listen to them as you walk through the estate. Each story will be linked to your smart phone by GPS and will play automatically when you walk to its location.

Visit the Echoes app to discover the Chronicles of Clandeboye walks or download the app below.