Abbey Leix
Country house in Laois, Ireland, dating from 1770–1780
Detached seven-bay three-storey over basement Classical-style country house with dormer attic, built 1773-8, with three-bay three-storey pedimented breakfront having cut-stone Doric doorcase to ground floor. Five-bay three-storey garden (west) elevation with three-bay three-storey breakfront having cut-sandstone doorcase to ground floor. Designed by James Wyatt (1746-1813) and refaced by Thomas Henry Wyatt (1807-80).
- Type:
- Country house
- Period:
- 1770–1780
- Where:
- Laois, Ireland
- Coordinates:
- 52.90°N, 7.37°W
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