Bridging a garden's years at Altamont

A stone arch frames the view, a glimpse of sylvan tranquillity down the avenue of mature beech trees known as Nun's Walk.

A stone arch frames the view, a glimpse of sylvan tranquillity down the avenue of mature beech trees known as Nun's Walk. This is the entrance to Altamont, an estate eight kilometres from Tullow that consists of a delightful small house surrounded by 40 acres of parkland and gardens.

Altamont's riverside site once boasted a castle and was home to a monastery and a nunnery in the 16th century. The house was built ...