Glenveagh Castle
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Attribution: By Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12908556
Glenveagh Castle is a large castellated Mansion house built in the Scottish Baronial style within Glenveagh National Park, near both Churchill and Gweedore in County Donegal.
The castle was built between 1870 and 1873 and consists of a four storey rectangular keep surrounded by a garden, and has a backdrop of mountains, lakes, glens and woods complete with a herd of red deer.
The castle was built between 1870 and 1873 and consists of a four storey rectangular keep surrounded by a garden, and has a backdrop of mountains, lakes, glens and woods complete with a herd of red deer.
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