Bellinter House, Georgian mansion near River Boyne, Ireland

Bellinter House is a mid-18th-century country house with a limestone facade and symmetrical design across three floors. The building sits within parkland and features connecting wings that create a courtyard arrangement in the center.

The house was designed in 1750 for a Dublin brewer who built a large estate on the land. The designer created a residence that ranked among the notable country houses built in Ireland during that era.

The name Bellinter comes from the townland of Ballinter (Irish: Baile an tSaoir). The house was built for John Preston, a Dublin brewer whose father had been Lord Mayor of Dublin, and it later passed to his grandson John Preston, 1st Baron Tara, MP for Navan for 17 years. The tripartite doorcase in the manner of John Vanbrugh is the detail to look for at the entrance.

The estate is easy to reach from Dublin airport and nearby highways, and it now operates as a hotel with dining options. Plan ahead since the property caters to overnight guests and offers accommodation along with various services.

Gustavus Briscoe, High Sheriff of Meath in 1897, once rode a horse up the stairs at Bellinter; the animal refused to come down and had to be winched down three weeks later. The grounds also hold a stable block and an ice house.