Gosford Castle

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Gosford Castle is situated in Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Construction of the castle began in 1819 and finished in the 1850s. It was commissioned by Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford and the architect was Thomas Hopper, one of the leading London architects of the first half of the 19th century. The Ministry of Agriculture bought the estate in 1958, establishing Gosford Forest Park and, as of January 2006, is in the process of selling off this, the largest Grade A listed building in Northern Ireland, which is in urgent need of conservation.