A REFUGE for the RARE

EST. 1650NEWHALL, CO. CLARE
A veiled statue beside the waters, in the classical manner

A refuge for what cannot be replaced.

Beneath the estate lie fossil limestone caves — a protected roost for the lesser horseshoe bat, one of Ireland’s rarest mammals, of international importance. We keep the caves, the woodland and the undisturbed dark these creatures need.

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WILD,
ancient,
ENDURING

The Lord Kinfauns Foundation keeps the wild of Newhall — its rare bats, its caves, its woodland and its lake — so that what is rare and ancient is protected, and freely shared with those who come after.

The name we carryFounded by Lord & Lady Kinfauns
The Monarch of the Glen by Edwin Landseer, 1851
Edwin Landseer — The Monarch of the Glen, 1851
Lord Kinfauns

A name held in trust.

The Foundation takes its name from its founders, Lord and Lady Kinfauns. The name is not a matter of rank — it is a promise: to act as custodian, and to turn what has been inherited into something held in trust for all.

It is in that spirit that the Foundation cares for Newhall in County Clare — its wildlife, its waters and its ruins — so that what is rare and ancient is protected, and freely shared with those who come after.

The collectionNatural history, in oil & watercolour

IN OUR CARE

Young Hare by Dürer

The Hare

Albrecht Dürer, 1502
Snowy Owl by Audubon

The Owl

J. J. Audubon
Forest Landscape by Ruisdael

The Wood

Jacob van Ruisdael
Figures drawing water at the well, with a domed temple beyond