August 10, 2016

Castles of Ireland 2016 : Enniskillen Castle, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

My Castles of Ireland 2016 Tour is part of a larger UK & Ireland run Challenger as can be found on Adventure Bike Rider. I will add the add the castles to this blog along with a little bit of their history to wet your appetite as to just another thing that Ireland and Northern ...

By TomBoyNI

My Castles of Ireland 2016 Tour is part of a larger UK & Ireland run Challenger as can be found on Adventure Bike Rider.

I will add the add the castles to this blog along with a little bit of their history to wet your appetite as to just another thing that Ireland and Northern Ireland has to capture your imagination and set your sights on. You can take in all of the castles on this island in on one trip of 676 miles, that according to Google will take you 14 hours 50 minutes. Of course that means no stops, food, leg stretches, or photo ops.

Castles in Ireland / Northern Ireland - The Route — Castles in Ireland / Northern Ireland – The Route

So if you go at it in one go – fair play! In fact that sounds like a challenge…

Anyway my first stop was Enniskillen Castle in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

There is so much to see and do in Enniskillen and Fermanagh so if you are heading this way do a little research on the place, when you are here you simply MUST go to Derrygonnelly Forest – it is outstanding. In fact breath taking. It is essential!

Derrygonnelly, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland - Lough Navar Forest — Derrygonnelly, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland – Lough Navar Forest

Enniskillen Castle

Enniskillen Castle is situated in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It was originally built in the 16th century and now houses the Fermanagh County Museum and the regimental museum of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.

The first Enniskillen castle was built on this site by Hugh Maguire in the 16th century.[1] It featured greatly in Irish rebellions against English rule in the 16th century and was taken after an eight day siege in 1594. In 1607 it was remodelled and refurbished by Captain William Cole. The riverside tower at the south, known as the Watergate, was added at this time. In the 18th century the castle was remodelled as the Castle Barracks.

The Castle provided the main defence for the west end of the town and guarded the Sligo road. It consists of two sections, a central tower keep and a curtain wall which was strengthened with small turrets called Bartizans. [1] The design of the castle has strong Scottish influences. This can be particularly seen in the Watergate, which features two corbelled circular tourelles which were probably built about 1609.[2] Since then it has been substantially rebuilt. It is a State Care Historic Monument.[1]

Thanks Wikipedia