Hill near Daingean

The Scawgeen

Dusty87 wrote: »

used to live there. Is it more ruins of walls than a castle? Trying to think of a castle but cant. And other landmarks near and il try find out.

There's a farmhouse about 40 feet from the roadside, 30 feet to the left of the farmhouse is the castle, I've always known it as the house with the castle in the garden. I think there's a railway bridge (Mullingar/Moate line) on the same road. I also have the feeling it's not too far from the old Cill graveyard. There are plenty of castle ruins in the county with plenty of photos of same online. I thought it was Donore Castle but I now know it's not. I'm beginning to wonder if irishboy_90 and I are talking about the same place.

An Ri rua

The Scawgeen wrote: »

There's a farmhouse about 40 feet from the roadside, 30 feet to the left of the farmhouse is the castle, I've always known it as the house with the castle in the garden. I think there's a railway bridge (Mullingar/Moate line) on the same road. I also have the feeling it's not too far from the old Cill graveyard. There are plenty of castle ruins in the county with plenty of photos of same online. I thought it was Donore Castle but I now know it's not. I'm beginning to wonder if irishboy_90 and I are talking about the same place.

I think Irishboy_90's post was in regards to Croghan Hill but you may have mistaken it as being in regards to the post previous to it, re Knockastia?

The Scawgeen

An Ri rua wrote: »

I think Irishboy_90's post was in regards to Croghan Hill but you may have mistaken it as being in regards to the post previous to it, re Knockastia?

I think you're right.

Dusty87

The Scawgeen wrote: »

There's a farmhouse about 40 feet from the roadside, 30 feet to the left of the farmhouse is the castle, I've always known it as the house with the castle in the garden. I think there's a railway bridge (Mullingar/Moate line) on the same road. I also have the feeling it's not too far from the old Cill graveyard. There are plenty of castle ruins in the county with plenty of photos of same online. I thought it was Donore Castle but I now know it's not. I'm beginning to wonder if irishboy_90 and I are talking about the same place.

no im thinkin of ruins similiar but the farm house is 500yards away i think. The railway bridge? Down the road from the pub in streamstown?? If your ever up for a hike i have permission to a lot of land over there. The railway runs through one of them. We were actually thinking (i was 17 at the time) about taking the tires of a fiesta or similiar and driving it on the old tracks ri rua, i know of osi, use it regular for this stuff, hikin etc. But on the mobile the last week, internet fecked so cant go on it:(

focal2005

Any chance its called Scionan castle????

nolly23

@focal. Great minds think alike. I was thinking it was Syonan castle. On a back road between Horseleap amd the Four Roads of Donore? Railway bridge just beyond it?

Oh_Noes

I worked on a movie once which was shot around Croghan hill for parts of it. We spent around three or four days shooting, and everytime you needed something you had to run up/down it. Very hard work, especially in the lashing rain.

Hell of a hill though, great views from the top.

The Scawgeen

I've been looking at photographs online of Syonan Castle and I don't recognise it as the castle I'm talking about. The search goes on !!

nolly23

Just discovered that focal2005 is my brother......lol