Cloughoughter Castle
County Cavan, Ireland
Cloughoughter Castle is a ruined castle in County Cavan, Ireland, first built in 1233. It is a National Monument of Ireland. The nearest other castle is Castle Saunderson, 9.0 mi away.
Cloughoughter Castle at a glance
Built
1233
13th century
Type
Ruined castle
Condition
Ruin
Heritage status
national monument of Ireland
About Cloughoughter Castle
Cloughoughter Castle (Irish: Cloch Locha Uachtair, meaning 'stone castle of Loch Uachtair') is a ruined circular castle on a small island in Lough Oughter, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the town of Killeshandra in County Cavan, Ireland.
From the Wikipedia article on Cloughoughter Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cloughoughter Castle sits at 54.0123, -7.4665 in County Cavan. The closest other castles are Castle Saunderson (9.0 mi), Crom Castle (11 mi) and Granard Motte (16 mi). County Cavan has 3 castles in all.
