viewpoint in Derry, Ireland
Mussenden Temple & Downhill Demesne
A cliff-edge library modelled on an Italian temple
Worth the wander
This 18th-century rotunda, built as a library for an eccentric bishop, sits close enough to the cliff edge that it looks ready to fall in. The demesne’s ruined mansion and gardens spread out behind it above the Atlantic.
Quick answers
- Cost
- Free (paid NT parking, or free at Bishop’s Gate)
- Time and distance
- 1.5 km of grounds
- Parking
- National Trust car park charges a fee; free parking further along the A2 at Bishop’s Gate.
Find your way
Downhill Demesne, Mussenden Road, Castlerock, Co. Derry~Londonderry, BT51 4RP