2008
G7835 : Parkes Castle
taken 18 years ago, near to Kilmore, Co Leitrim, Ireland
Parkes Castle
Picturesquely situated on the Sligo-Dromahair road beside Lough Gill, this is a castle built by one of the 'Planters' early in the 17th century. The castle is rectangular in shape, and has three storeys with mullioned windows and diamond-shaped chimneys. It forms part of one side of a five-sided bawn with large rounded turrets at two corners.
The entrance to the bawn is through a passage-way in the ground floor of the house. The castle has undergone extensive restoration, both within the castle and the buildings lead on to the courtyard, which include a smithy - and a tea room.
The entrance to the bawn is through a passage-way in the ground floor of the house. The castle has undergone extensive restoration, both within the castle and the buildings lead on to the courtyard, which include a smithy - and a tea room.
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- Grid Square
- G7835, 22 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Kenneth Allen (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 29 May, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 1 June, 2008
- Subject Location
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Irish:
G 782 351 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:15.8580N 8:20.1178W - Camera Location
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Irish: G 782 351
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
