Current Status
The island is still privately owned by the Baring family trust, and is home to an adapted mediaeval castle and an Edwin Lutyens-designed estate. The castle is enclosed by a sturdy circular wall which is about four metres high at the lowest point. The estate includes domestic extensions to the old castle, a village of cottages, a communal hall, two family houses, a harbour and boathouse and a distinctive open-air real tennis court, the only one remaining in Ireland (there was one in the old University College Dublin complex on Earlsfort Terrace). The chapel is located on an isolated promontory. Due to its deep surrounding waters, the island is a particularly popular location for scuba divers. The island is accessible, by prior permission only, from Rogerstown Harbour, 4 km away, 27 km north of Dublin, near Rush.
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