Derrycassin Woods
Derrycassin Wood was once part of a larger estate run by the Dopping Hepenstall family who built Derrycasssin House I 1970. Little trace of the house exists today apart from some steps the remains oid the cellar and some red brick rubble. Some feature of the old grounds remain notably the larger trees; beech, Cedar, Western Hemlock Yew and Rhododendron. There are two restored stone bridges across the Clooneen river and the ruins of a boathouse. It was the practice of the time to grow fruit and vegetables a little distance from the house and the remains of the old walled garden can be visited. These were built of stone to absorb the heat of the sun by day and thus keep the ground warmer at night, thus promoting the growth of the fruit etc.
