Cairndhu House, Larne Co.Antrim, Northern Ireland

Cairndhu House, Larne Co.Antrim, Northern Ireland . Cairndhu House was built in 1875 and later purchased by
Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon and was their home for almost
30 years, apart from a brief spell when it was used as a war
hospital supply depot at the outbreak of the Second World
War.
In 1947 they donated the building and 162 acres of land
to the Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority. The house, built as the summer residence for Scottish industrialist Stewart Clark in around 1875, has been the site of numerous reported ghost sightings.

Since then it has been a convalescent home but was closed by the Department of Health in 1986.
And in 2015, parts of Ridley Scott's sci-fi thriller Morgan were filmed there.
Reportedly one of Northern Ireland’s most haunted houses,
Originally built as a grand summer residence in 1875 Cairndhu House now lies in extreme disrepair
Located off the Coast road in Carnfunnock Country park, the hidden mansion has laid empty for decades. Throughout its long history it has been a stately home for a wealthy Scottish industrialist, a military hospital, a convalescent home and most recently a film location. There have been numerous reports of paranormal activity over the years from ghosts appearing in windows to unexplained noises heard by caretakers. 
Much of its original grandeur has been lost through time. The Dixon family held many house and garden parties and entertained public dignitaries with grouse shooting in the Antrim Hills. The house had a large workforce that numbered 20 indoors staff, kitchen staff, ladies’ maids and upstairs staff. Sir Thomas kept livestock including a herd of dairy cows. Additionally, there were 21 gardeners and estate workers.

In better days:
At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Sir Thomas (the then serving mayor of Larne) handed over the estate for use as a War Hospital Supply Depot while continuing to live in the house. A year later in 1940 Lady Dixon gave one of their three Rolls-Royces to be converted into an ambulance for the Larne A.R.P. Ambulance Service. Two years after the war, in 1947, Sir Thomas celebrated his 79th birthday. He brought his forty-year association with Cairndhu by donating their 60-room family home and 100-acres estate to the Ministry of Health and Local Government for use as a convalescent home and hospital. Three years later, in 1950, Sir Thomas died on holiday in Harrogate, aged 81. Later that year, Cairndhu officially opened as a convalescent hospital which remained open for the next 36 years. In 1986 funding difficulties meant that it was closed down by the Department of Health and Social Services. It then lay empty until 1995 when the Lord Rana purchased Cairndhu House and the surrounding gardens from the council. it remained unused and slipped into dereliction, being heavily vandalised and suffering a number of collapsed floors and water ingress due to holes in the roof,

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