Clogh Oughter Castle near Killykeen, County Cavan, Ireland Clogh Oughter Castle is located on an island on Lough Oughter in Killykeen forest park near Cavan. The castle is a circular Anglo-Norman tower on a man-made island. The water level may have reached the foot of the walls originally, but the water level has fallen due to drainage work in more recent times. The tower is about 15m in diameter and juts over18m high. The southern side is badly damaged and the remains of the wall stands only about 1m tall. The original was a circular tower with an entrance at the first floor level. The first floor level has two other doorways which would have led to attached walls or towers which have long since gone. The fireplace and cobbled floor on the ground level were probably added in the 17th century. Clogh Oughter Castle is accessible only by boat. History Clough Oughter was built by the de Lacy family in the early 13the century. The castle was taken over by the OReillys after a siege in the 1220s. The OReilly family held Clough Oughter until the end of the 16th century. The castle was an important fortress and prison. In the early 17th century, Clough Oughter became a royal castle during the plantation of Ulster in 1608 to 1609. The castle was granted to Captain Hugh Culme, who took up residence in house on the lakeside opposite the castle. During the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the Irish rebels captured the castle, capturing Captain Culme who was imprisoned in the castle. The castle was used to house captured officers after the battle of Benburb in 1646. Oliver Cromwell's forces besieged and captured the castle in 1653, badly damaging the southern side in the process.
Rodney, you just keep capturing these castles and nature at it best. Your aerial cinematography is stunning and the soundtrack keeps you clued to the video! I thank you for creating these outstanding video of your Country and the history lessons as well for all to see and enjoy! Take Care!
Truly impressive: such a big castle on such a small island! Obviously these dimensions are a bit deceptive, but ... Very beautiful video! Thank you for showing an interesting nice place! Happy new week! Greetings from Tallinn, Evi.
Another amazing place thank you for taking us there. I wonder how the side collapsed like that. I wonder if it was just from being there hundreds of years or something happened
RICH DISCOVERIES so sorry for late reply recovering from surgery thankyou so much for your feedback and comments very nice of you the damage on the side is said to be made by a cannon
@@RODPIKERDRONESUK hey no worries my friend, take care of you first!! And that was one thing I was kind of wondering about when I saw it, I wondered if it was some type of attack a couple hundred years ago. There's no way to tell if it is true or not, but that's still really awesome to think about. Either way beautiful piece of History right there, thank you for sharing it with us
Great video @RODPIKER ! Not much choice but to fly over the water to get the shots needed! Some people seem concerned about flying over water but often there are fewer things to crash into when flying over water!
@@RODPIKERDRONESUK yes! During the summer - when I've not had my p4a for very long (inexperienced!) - I became very worried about seagulls that were VERY aggressive on many of my flights. One of my viewers, who I also know in person and who is a fisherman, explained to me that the seagulls especially at that time were nesting and therefore fiercely protective. Having revisited the same locations now out of nesting season, there are still plenty of seagulls around but they just don't care about the drone. While flying a drone requires a certain amount of technical confidence, it also helps to have some understanding of wildlife and the likely behaviours.
Clogh Oughter Castle
near Killykeen, County Cavan, Ireland
Clogh Oughter Castle is located on an island on Lough Oughter in Killykeen forest park near Cavan.
The castle is a circular Anglo-Norman tower on a man-made island. The water level may have reached the foot of the walls originally, but the water level has fallen due to drainage work in more recent times. The tower is about 15m in diameter and juts over18m high. The southern side is badly damaged and the remains of the wall stands only about 1m tall. The original was a circular tower with an entrance at the first floor level. The first floor level has two other doorways which would have led to attached walls or towers which have long since gone. The fireplace and cobbled floor on the ground level were probably added in the 17th century.
Clogh Oughter Castle is accessible only by boat.
History
Clough Oughter was built by the de Lacy family in the early 13the century. The castle was taken over by the OReillys after a siege in the 1220s. The OReilly family held Clough Oughter until the end of the 16th century. The castle was an important fortress and prison.
In the early 17th century, Clough Oughter became a royal castle during the plantation of Ulster in 1608 to 1609. The castle was granted to Captain Hugh Culme, who took up residence in house on the lakeside opposite the castle.
During the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the Irish rebels captured the castle, capturing Captain Culme who was imprisoned in the castle. The castle was used to house captured officers after the battle of Benburb in 1646. Oliver Cromwell's forces besieged and captured the castle in 1653, badly damaging the southern side in the process.
Electronic Students so sorry for the very late reply better late than never lol thankyou so much for your great comments and support cheers 👍👍🇬🇧
Great video Rodney ! Absolutely love this scenery ! Thank you for including the history as well - I love that !
Thanks Bill as usual for your comments and support 👍👍🇬🇧
@@RODPIKERDRONESUK Always my friend 🇺🇸😎
👍👍 This is so awesome. Really enjoyed this video. Very nice footage. Thanks for sharing. Cant wait to watch more.. 👍👍
Net Dragon thankyou for your comments and support too kind 👍👍🇬🇧
Totally amazing and beautiful video my friend 😊😊
Tonys Rc Tech thanks for your comments 👍👍🇬🇧
@@RODPIKERDRONESUK your welcome my friend 😁😀
Rodney, you just keep capturing these castles and nature at it best. Your aerial cinematography is stunning and the soundtrack keeps you clued to the video! I thank you for creating these outstanding video of your Country and the history lessons as well for all to see and enjoy! Take Care!
Thankyou Steve much appreciated 👍👍🇬🇧
Just having a look through your older stuff. Nice place there mate. Great flight, lovely spot. Thanks for sharing a part of your world. Cheers
Matt North thankyou so much for taking the time to watch and comment much appreciated cheers 👍👍🇬🇧
So Peaceful and Calm! Great Music for this video! Thanks for sharing Rod!
Thankyou StarCop97’ for watching much appreciated 👍👍🇬🇧
Wonderful castle.... it was awesome...
your fly is very smooth my friend!
chorda choeung thankyou so much for watching and comments very much appreciated cheers
What an awesome place to fly.. Thanks for sharing.. These old sites are so cool to see, especially from the air.. Full View and Like 30
Allen Oxendine thankyou for your continued support and your kind comments much appreciated 👍👍🇬🇧
Hello,
very nice recordings, nice music, great video, which I like very much. Thumbs up.
greetings
Joseph
Thanks so much for your support and feedback cheers
Wow, nice shots and I like it very much. Thanks for your contribution on UA-cam. Have a nice day and greetings from Austria.
Thank you very much!
Fantastic video! beautiful place ! congratulations! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷
Canal Drone Livre thankyou so much for your great comments and feedback very much appreciated cheers 👍👍🇬🇧
Wow, what an interesting history. Thanks for adding the history as it enhances the visual. Keep up the good work.
Rodney Bell Thankyou for comments means a lot 👍👍🇬🇧
So cool and majestic out there all by itself. Great flight showing this!
Double A thankyou for your kind comments much appreciated 👍👍🇬🇧
Awesome great capture and so smooth . Good job my new friend .
Spencer Boaz thankyou for watching and your kind comments means a lot cheers 👍👍🇬🇧
Very nice footage thanks for sharing 👍👍
Tina and Andy Murray thankyou for taking the time to watch and comment 👍👍🇬🇧
How beautiful. Excellent video. Things I have never seen before.
Thank you very much!
Awesome place. Fantastic flying.
ZBYGLUS - Beautiful Places In The World thankyou so much for taking the time to watch and comment cheers 🇬🇧
This is beautiful!!!! OMG!
Gregory Johnson thankyou so much means a lot👍👍
Truly impressive: such a big castle on such a small island! Obviously these dimensions are a bit deceptive, but ... Very beautiful video!
Thank you for showing an interesting nice place! Happy new week! Greetings from Tallinn, Evi.
Evi so sorry for late reply thankyou so much for taking the time to watch and comment very much appreciated cheers 👍👍🇬🇧
Beautiful video! Thanks for sharing
Luis Vega thanks for watching 👍👍🇬🇧
Man they will put a castle anywhere! Beautiful. It is just interesting to think that people lived in these places long ago. Jim
ChileExpatFamily thankyou for checking my video out I have a few to film that are or Islands but want to film them on a good day weather wise 👍👍🇬🇧
You had very similar weather to my visit - awesome spot isn't it ! REminds me of brocoli from above ha ha !!
Sure true never looked at it that way lol
Great footage👍
なべのアウトドアChannel thankyou for watching and comments 👍👍🇬🇧
Great video Rod
Kardoso Media thanks for watching 👍👍🇬🇧
Great video...Reflections look great
Englishman in Malta thankyou so much very nice of you to say👍👍🇬🇧
This is awesome 👍 Actually makes me think of Merida's movie from Disney ❤️ beautiful!
Mombie- rella thankyou so much for taking the time to watch and comment very much appreciated cheers
fantastic video i love cavan .
Adrian Logan ftw thankyou for your comments and taking the time to watch much appreciated. So much history around this area 👍👍🇬🇧
That was beautiful, thanks.
sorry for late reply missed your comments Thank you so much for your support and feedback for my channel, means so much thanks. Have a great week
Cool place, great flight 👍
JL, rc multirotors thankyou for comments it was difficult lighting conditions to film 👍👍🇬🇧
Thanks very nice footage
Thanks RICK means a lot 👍👍🇬🇧
Krásne zábery. Blahoželám...
Thanks so much for watching cheers
Simply Stunning share .
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Nice flying and footage.👍
DeafDronePilot thankyou for watching 👍👍🇬🇧
Brilliant 👍🏼😊
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Lone Wolf sorry for late reply thanks for comments and watching 👍👍🇬🇧
Another amazing place thank you for taking us there. I wonder how the side collapsed like that.
I wonder if it was just from being there hundreds of years or something happened
RICH DISCOVERIES so sorry for late reply recovering from surgery thankyou so much for your feedback and comments very nice of you the damage on the side is said to be made by a cannon
@@RODPIKERDRONESUK hey no worries my friend, take care of you first!!
And that was one thing I was kind of wondering about when I saw it, I wondered if it was some type of attack a couple hundred years ago.
There's no way to tell if it is true or not, but that's still really awesome to think about. Either way beautiful piece of History right there, thank you for sharing it with us
RICH DISCOVERIES I think Cromwell to blame
Great video @RODPIKER !
Not much choice but to fly over the water to get the shots needed! Some people seem concerned about flying over water but often there are fewer things to crash into when flying over water!
River Mersey I just went for it I was a bit worried about going to close because of birds flying around the castle 👍👍🇬🇧
@@RODPIKERDRONESUK yes! During the summer - when I've not had my p4a for very long (inexperienced!) - I became very worried about seagulls that were VERY aggressive on many of my flights. One of my viewers, who I also know in person and who is a fisherman, explained to me that the seagulls especially at that time were nesting and therefore fiercely protective.
Having revisited the same locations now out of nesting season, there are still plenty of seagulls around but they just don't care about the drone.
While flying a drone requires a certain amount of technical confidence, it also helps to have some understanding of wildlife and the likely behaviours.
River Mersey that’s right there were swallows nesting at castle that’s what I was worried about 👍👍🇬🇧
Great one Rodpiker!
T.E.L. No Copyright Music thankyou so much I really appreciate your support and feedback thanks
very nice👍👍👍
You Drone thanks for watching 👍👍🇬🇧
Beautiful video. Flying, editing, music, all fantastic. What do you edit with?
Thanks Matt for your support and comments I edit with IMOVIE on the imac👍👍👍🇬🇧
Great and soothing video - many thanks #RODPIKER . Also, the research carried out and presented in the comments list adds more interest to the video.
River Mersey thankyou for your support and kind comments 👍👍🇬🇧
Beautiful ❤️❤️
tina davies thankyou for taking the time to watch 👍👍🇬🇧
That's was very cool footage
Raymond Millwood thanks for watching and comments 👍👍🇬🇧
Very interesting building, shame part of the wall is gone. It looked like a military building due to its location and shape.
thanks Steve for your great support i think the wall as history goes was damaged by Cromwells troops
so cool
thanks for taking the time to watch
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There sure is a lot of history in your area
True Drone Reviews I am learning a lot as I go along I didn’t know there was so much history on my doorstep👍👍🇬🇧
Nice
Jenny O'Brien thankyou for watching and support 👍👍🇬🇧
Now this is pretty cool...
Ouzo Lou Garage thankyou for your continued support and comments cheers 👍👍🇬🇧
really nice
Trying To Make thankyou for comments and support 👍👍🇬🇧
I love castels ive never seen a real one
michigander man thanks for taking the time to watch and comment much appreciated 👍👍🇬🇧
You should be selling these video's to some documentary making film company
True Drone Reviews Thankyou so much for your kind words of encouragement means a lot 👍👍🇬🇧
Amazing place to fly, great footage 👍👍👍
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sorry for late reply lol Thank you so much for your support and feedback for my channel, means so much thanks. Have a great week
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You are not the average droner my friend...You are an artist with wings. Thats all I have to say
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