Headfort House


Headfort House is a large country house on the southern outskirts of Kells in County Meath, Ireland.

History

The house was constructed in the 1760s for Earl of Bective, Thomas Taylour to a design by the Irish architect George Semple. The interiors were designed by the Scottish architect Robert Adam.
It remained wholly in the private hands of the Taylor family until 1949, when the family leased the main house to the newly formed Headfort School. They moved to the East Wing, and provided the element of the building in-between the wing and the main house
as a house for the school's headmaster. They later sold the East Wing, renamed as Headfort Court, and with its own garden, along with the school premises to an American, BJ Kruger, and on his death, the estate was divided. The East Wing / Headfort Court became a distinct property, as did part of the grounds, and the main house and much of the grounds were purchased by a charitable trust, the Headfort Trust, to preserve the buildings and support the school.
In 2004, the house was selected by the World Monuments Fund for inclusion in its List of 100 Most Endangered Sites
The school closed in March 2020 but there are plans to re-open it under new management in September 2020.