Mount Stewart House in Ards Peninsular
October 5, 2018 Mount Stewart was created by the Stewart family (later Vane-Tempest-Stewart), holders of the title Marquess of Londonderry since 1816. Alexander Stewart (1699–1781), bought the estate in 1744 with money from the linen trade. At the time, the house was known as Mount Pleasant. Alexander Stewart’s son, Robert Stewart, became the first Marquess … Read more