Necarne
{{Short description|Castellated gothic house in County Fermanagh, Ireland}}
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| name = Necarne Castle
| image = Necarne Castle (Castle Irvine) , Irvinestown - geograph.org.uk - 357778.jpg
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| alternate_names = Castle Irvine
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| architectural_style = Victorian, Gothic
| classification = Listed
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| location_town = Irvinestown, County Fermanagh
| location_country = Northern Ireland
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| groundbreaking_date = c1619
| start_date = 1831
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| completion_date = 1835
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| architect = John Benjamin Keane
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Necarne Castle, also known as Castle Irvine, is a Victorian gothic house near Irvinestown in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
The two-storey façade was designed by John Benjamin Keane and was completed in 1835.{{r|graham|page=293}}{{cite web |title=CO. FERMANAGH, CASTLE IRVINE (IRVINESTOWN) Dictionary of Irish Architects - |url=https://www.dia.ie/works/view/9233/building/CO.+FERMANAGH%2C+CASTLE+IRVINE+%28IRVINESTOWN%29 |website=www.dia.ie |access-date=26 July 2023}} A castle was originally built on the site around 1619 by a Scottish planter called Gerard Lowther.
In the 1990s the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs signed a 25 year lease on the property to use it as an equine training centre which ran until 2023.{{cite web |title=A White Elephant |url=https://theirishaesthete.com/2016/10/03/castle-irvine/ |website=The Irish Aesthete |access-date=26 July 2023 |date=3 October 2016}}