Historic Estate For Sale in Co. Fermanagh

Key Features
– Historic 7-bedroom residence with extensive reception accommodation
– Five cottages, including Lodge Cottage, Bridge Cottage, Rose Cottage, Farmyard Cottage, and the Garden House
– Over 2.7 miles of private lough frontage with jetties and boat houses
– Outline planning permission for a dwelling and domestic garage
– Impressive formal gated entrance with network of internal tracks and paths
– 2.5 acre walled garden and arboretum with specimen trees
– Shooting rights over approximately 3,000 acres
– About 209 acres (84 hectares) of land, including pasture and woodland

The estate has a fantastic sense of arrival aided by the internal tracks and paths throughout, which have been maintained to a high standard. Ely Lodge has been extensively restored by the current owner and enjoys breath-taking views across the lough. The property extends to about 209 acres and benefits from 2.7 miles of lough frontage, which allows for diverse sport aided by The Gully, jetties, and boat houses.

The estate has the opportunity for development with outline planning permission for a dwelling and domestic garage under ref. LA10/2024/0244/0.

The estate includes a number of cottages – Lodge Cottage, Bridge Cottage, Rose Cottage, Farmyard Cottage, and the Garden House – together with extensive lough frontage extending to about 2.7 miles, a private jetty, and excellent scope for water sports, boating, and fishing.

The main residence offers beautifully proportioned, well-balanced accommodation that harmoniously combines the properties historic roots with contemporary family living. The property offers grand reception rooms including a drawing room, dining room, orangery, study, kitchen and sitting room, all offering views over the surrounding landscape. Three staircases lead to the first floor, where the principal suite includes an ensuite bathroom and two dressing rooms. A guest suite sits nearby, while the right and rear wings house five further bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a gym.

Expansive parkland, mature trees, and the Spring Garden (home to California Redwoods and other specimen species) provide a rich habitat for flora and fauna. The estate supports a wide range of wildlife, including curlew, snipe, woodcock, sparrowhawks, jays, grey herons, ducks, wood pigeon, long eared owls, deer, otters, squirrels, and pine martens.

Shooting rights extend to 2,300 acres to the northwest of Ely Lodge and 700 acres of shooting rights on Ely Lodge Estate and adjoining land.

“Ely Lodge represents a rare opportunity to acquire an outstanding refurbished loughside estate with a substantial, contiguous landholding.
Ely Lodge is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to acquire an estate of exceptional quality and heritage in one of the most scenic parts of Northern Ireland. Its scale, privacy, and loughside setting are truly remarkable, and we anticipate strong interest from both domestic and international buyers.”
Neal Morrison, Property agent

Local Information
Ely Lodge Estate occupies an impressive private peninsula on the southern shores of Lough Erne and is located about 6 miles north-west of the town of Enniskillen.

As the county town, Enniskillen is renowned for its historic significance, scenic setting, and role as a tourism hub. It offers a wide range of amenities including shopping and recreational facilities at Erneside Shopping Centre, as well as cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities. Notably, Enniskillen Royal Grammar School counts Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett among its distinguished alumni.

County Fermanagh, also known as the Lakelands, is the most westerly county of Northern Ireland and is renowned for its abundance of scenery, history, and culture. The county is widely considered one of the most beautiful in Northern Ireland, with breathtaking views across its two great lakes, Lower Lough Erne and Upper Lough Erne, connected at Enniskillen.

The estate occupies a convenient location with access to both Belfast International (83.5 miles) and Belfast City airport (88.2 miles). Enniskillen St. Angelo airport is about 1.0 miles distant, which allows for the flight of private aircraft.

Lough Erne is linked to the River Shannon by the Shannon-Erne Waterway, a series of canals and lakes that allow navigation from County Fermanagh to County Clare. The waterside location offers outstanding opportunities for fishing and boating, with plentiful salmon, wild brown trout, and stocked rainbow trout. For those who enjoy field sports, there are also a number of premier driven pheasant shoots and world-class snipe and woodcock shooting nearby.

Due to the unique terrain throughout the county, there are many scenic walks, including Cuilcagh Mountain, the highest summit in the county and a part of the Marble Arch Caves UNESCO Global Geopark.

Ely Lodge further benefits from being adjacent to the five-star Lough Erne Golf Resort, which famously hosted the 39th G8 Summit in 2013, attended by world leaders including British Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A memorable moment was captured when President Obama’s Marine One helicopter landed in the grounds in front of Ely Lodge.TEXT