Highlight • Castle
Glenveagh Castle
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Páirc Naisiúnta Ghleann Bheatha - Glenveagh National Park
Tips
June 17, 2022
Hiking
Then sit comfortably in the café and round off the tour with tea and cake.
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August 27, 2022
Hiking
It was designed by John Townsend Trench, a cousin of its builder and first owner, John George Adair, with whom he had been raised in Co. Laois. The designer appears to have imitated the style of earlier Irish Tower-houses adding an air of antiquity to the castle. The building stone chose was granite, plentiful in Donegal but difficult to work and allowing for little detail.
(glenveaghnationalpark.ie/explore-experience/article-castle-history/)
August 4, 2021
Hiking
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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Elevation 60 m
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