Florence Court House
 Florence
Court is romantically named after the wife of Sir John Cole who
first built a house on the spectacular site in the early 18th century.
The present Palladian style house was probably built by his son
John, afterwards the 1st Lord Mount Florence.
The wings and Pavilion were added to the mid-18th century block
around 1770 by Wm Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen and may have been
designed by Davis Ducart. Disaster struck Florence Court in 1955
when the main building was virtually gutted by fire.
The rest of the house and the striking plasterwork after the manner
of Robert West has been meticulously restored by the National Trust.
Family pictures and historic items owned by the 6th Earl of Enniskillen
have been returned to Florence Court in accordance with his wishes,
and are on display in the house.
Florence Court is well known to gardeners as the home of the Irish
Yew, Taxus baccata ' Fastigiata', which is now a feature of gardens
throughout the world . The original tree, discovered in about 1760,
can still be seen on the fringe of Cottage Wood to the south-east
of the house .
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15 Mar - 31 May |
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1 May - 30 Sep |
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Admission to house by guided tour. Open BH Mons and Good
Fri; also open BHols in Northern Ireland 17 March, 22
April & 14–15 July |
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Florence Court Demense, Florencecourt, Co. Fermanagh, BT92 lDB
Tel: +44 (0)28 6634 8249
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