Altinaghree Castle
Altinaghree Castle , also Liscloon House or Ogilby's Castle , is a large, derelict castle outside the village of Donemana in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland . It is said to have been built for William Ogilby around 1860 .
description
Altinaghree Castle is a derelict castle on private farmland outside the village of Donemana south of Londonderry in the Derry and Strabane district .
The castle is also called Altnacree Castle , Liscloon House or Ogilby's Castle by the local population . It was once an elegant building with a great banquet hall, but is now in ruins. The building was constructed from cut stone.
The castle is not open to the public. But you can see it from the connecting road from Donemana to Claudy (B49).
history
The castle is said to have been built for William Ogilby around 1860. James Douglas Ogilby , who later became a noted ichthyologist in Australia , was the son of William Ogilby. James fell in love with a factory seamstress, Mary Jane Jamieson , but was not allowed to marry her. He eventually ran away with her and married her in 1884. He emigrated to Australia and in 1885 was employed by the Australian Museum . The castle was abandoned at the end of the 19th century and fell into disrepair.
Individual evidence
- ^ Northern Ireland Castles - County Tyrone. In: Britain Ireland Castles.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015 .
- ^ Castles, Romance and Heartbreak. In: Londonderrysentinel.co.uk. Retrieved October 8, 2015 .
- ↑ Ogilby's Castle. In: Castles.nl. Retrieved October 8, 2015 .
- ↑ Altinaghree Castle. In: Mobile History. Retrieved October 8, 2015 .
Coordinates: 54 ° 52 ′ 48 " N , 7 ° 14 ′ 45.6" W.