Cloughoughter Castle
Ruined castle in County Cavan, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cloughoughter Castle (Irish: Cloch Locha Uachtair, meaning "stone castle of Loch Uachtair")[2] 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.
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Cloughoughter Castle | |
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Cloch Locha Uachtair | |
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Location | Lough Oughter, Cavan |
Country | Ireland |
Coordinates | 54.0187°N 7.4548°W / 54.0187; -7.4548 |
Construction started | 1200 - 1224 |
Demolished | 1653 |
Client | William Gorm de Lacy |
Official name | Clough Oughter Castle |
Reference no. | 602[1] |
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