Burt Castle

Burt Castle, Donegal Co. Ireland

We visited Burt Castle, a vital stronghold over 500 years ago. A farmer in the late 1800s attempted to tear it down for some ungodly reason but wasn't all that successful thank heavens. Smashed a few windows and parts of the structure, but she still stands proud today. One of the watch towers is still accessible to the top..even has a dirt floor. Well worth the visit...

Castles County Donegal, Ireland

A selection of some of the most beautiful castles in County Donegal, Ireland.

Castle ruins can be spotted in many areas of the county, including:

Burt Castle, (near Letterkenny)
Carrickabraghy Castle, (near Clonmany)
Doe Castle, (Cresslough)
Donegal Castle (Donegal Town)
Glenveagh Castle (near Letterkenny)
Inch Castle (inch Island, Inishowen))
Lough Eske Castle (near Donegal Town)
McSwyne Castle (Near Killybegs)
Mongavlin Castle ((near Lifford)
O'Doherty Keep (Buncrana)
Raphoe Castle (Raphoe Town)
Termon McGrath Castle (Pettigo)

Burt castle in Co Donegal Phantom 4 Drone footage

I had the chance to fly the phantom 4 drone at Burt Castle in Co. Donegal, here is how the drone adventure went. Thanks for watching these videos I hope they help and you enjoy.
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Donegal Castle, Co. Donegal, Ireland

The 17th Century ruins of Donegal Castle dominate the town of Donegal and as the seat of the power of the O'Donnell Chieftains, it is entwined with the history of the county and the province of Ulster. Standing on a rocky outcrop in the centre of Donegal Town, the 17th Century castle is linked to the powerful dynasties of Ulster and a fine surviving example of a Scots Planter fortified home. Donegal Castle was once the principle residence of the O'Donnells one of the leading Gaelic Clans who trace their ancestry back to Niall of the Nine Hostages of the 5th Century. With this as their centre of power the O'Donnells ruled the area of Tir Connell, much of Donegal and were renowned mariners and fishermen. However following their defeat in the Battle of Kinsale by the English in the early 17th Century, the O'Donnells left Ireland along with the O'Neills and other Gaelic chiefs, in what is known as the Flight of the Earls.

Donegal Castle was then granted to an English Captain, Basil Brooke, who rebuilt the previous medieval castle into a more comfortable residence in the 17th Century style with a fortified tower, Jacobean Manor house and curtain wall. However the Brookes weren't to stay for long and after Cromwell's rout of Ireland the castle was left to fall into ruin. The Tower House of the castle has been carefully restored to its former glory

Burt Castle Co. Donegal

Burt Castle sits at the top of a hill just outside of Derry on the Letterkenny road. It holds a commanding view of the surrounding countryside overlooking the nexus of the Wild Atlantic Way to the west and the Causeway Coast to the east.

The area was much coveted and contested since the Iron Age with An Grainan sitting above as a squat reminder of the past.

Sadly the castle is in very poor repair but still, its an imposing sight visible for miles in all directions.

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Burt Castle

Burt Castle, Burt, Co. Donegal

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1970 - Burt Castle, Grianan of Aileach, Newtowncunningham - The Laggan, Donegal Ireland

Castles in Donegal, Ireland!

Hill reveal of Inch Castle, County Donegal 4K/UHD

No... It's not the video version of the Windows XP Wallpaper!! - Read on.

On the stunning banks of Lough Swilly (Loch Súilí : Gaelic for Lake of Shadows) in County Donegal in the North West of Ireland, stands the ancient ruin of Inch Castle, locally named after the island on which it stands.

The castle was constructed around 1430 by the Gaelic Irish lord Neachtain O'Donnell for his father-in-law Cahir O'Doherty. The O'Doherty's were the dominant family on the nearby peninsula of Inishowen and had close links with the O'Donnells. It came to form part of the defensive network of O'Doherty fortifications designed to protect them from rival clans and to overawe those who accepted their overlordship.

- Wikipedia.


Filmed on a GoPro Hero 7 black - but I really must perfect the duck walk to prevent walking bounce!

Grianan of Aileach fort, castle, Burt, Donegal, Ireland, (Tourist Attraction)

The Grianan of Aileach (Irish: Grianán Ailigh, sometimes anglicised Greenan Ely) is a group of historic structures atop a 244 metres (801 ft) hill in County Donegal, Ireland. The main structure is a stone ringfort, thought to have been built by the Uí Néill in the sixth or seventh century although there is evidence that the site had been in use before the fort was built.

It has been identified as the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech and one of the royal sites of Gaelic Ireland. The wall is about 4.5 metres (15 ft) thick and 5 metres (16 ft) high. It has three terraces, which are linked by steps, and two long passages within it. Originally, there would have been buildings inside the ringfort. Just outside it are the remains of a well and a tumulus.

By the 12th century, the Kingdom of Aileach had become embattled and lost a fair amount of territory to the invading Normans. According to Irish literature, the ringfort was mostly destroyed by Muirchertach Ua Briain, King of Munster, in 1101. Substantial restoration work was carried out in 1870. Today, the site is a National Monument and a tourist attraction.

Doe Castle County Donegal

Doe Castle, Creeslough, County Donegal, Ireland
Filmed by Martin Carberry Music by Mark Harmer

Donegal castle

Me having a walk at Donegal castle.

Inch Island, Co. Donegal, Ireland

Some photos I've taken over the last few years from Grianan Fort in Donegal, Ireland.

Thanks to the accompaniment of The Chieftains and The Rankin Family. The song is 'An Innis Aigh'.

Explore Doe Castle in Creeslough, County Donegal, Ireland.

Doe Castle on Sheephaven Bay in Creeslough, County Donegal, Ireland. This video is a short walk around the castle.

GRIANÁN FORT & BURT CASTLE

GRIANÁN FORT & BURT CASTLE

Doe Castle, Co. Donegal, Ireland

Doe Castle, or Caisleán na dTuath, at Sheephaven Bay near Creeslough, County Donegal, was historically a stronghold of Clan Suibhne (Clan Sweeney), with architectural parallels to the Scottish tower house. Built in the 16th century, it is one of the better fortalices in the north-west of Ireland. It was here that Owen Roe O'Neill returned in 1642 to lead the Ulster Army of the Irish Confederate forces during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

The castle changed hands repeatedly during the 17th Century struggle for control of Ireland between the English and the Irish. It is known that in 1650, Sir Charles Coote, the Governor of Londonderry, took possession of the castle.

Eventually, the castle was bought by Sir George Vaughan Hart and inhabited by his family until 1843.

The castle sits on a small peninsula, surrounded on three sides by water, with a moat cut into the rock of the landward side.

Irish singer Brian McFadden proposed to his (now ex-) wife, Kerry Katona, at the castle in 2001, being the spot where his grandfather also proposed to his grandmother.


Taken with a Gopro Hero 4 black dji 450 naza lite gimbal hero4

The music in this video is by my good friend Ben Glover who lived in the nearby town of Glenarm.
Ben now lives in Nashville USA.
Some Bio of Ben-
The music of Americana artists mixed with traditional Irish songs were the soundtrack for Ben Glover growing up in the sleepy seaside village of Glenarm in the north of Ireland.

In the summers during studying law at university he paid his way across the Atlantic by performing Irish folk ballads, the songs of Christy Moore and The Pogues in the bars in Boston, while back home in the pubs of Ireland he was singing Dylan and Springsteen.

This theme seems to be woven throughout his life - one artist influenced by two countries connected by the Atlantic Ocean.

Ben relocated to Nashville in 2009 and immersed himself in the southern culture. He began exploring the locations that were closely associated with the music he grew up listening to.

More at 'benglover.co.uk'

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Leinster
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Fort Dunree Inishowen Peninsula Co. Donegal Republic Of Ireland.

Fort Dunree Inishowen Peninsula Co. Donegal Republic Of Ireland.
Dunree Fort is strategically situated near the mouth of Lough Swilly in an area of stunning natural beauty. It has been attacked many times over the years by nearly everyone trying to get a foothold in Ireland including the Vikings, the Normans, the Gallowglassses, the English, the Germans and the French. In 1798 Wolf Tone was intercepted by the English navy on a French vessel near this location and this incident sparked the British to start building Martello fortifications along the entire Irish and English coastlines. The word ‘Dunree’ in Irish translates to ‘Dun Fhraoigh’ which means ‘The Fort of the Heather’ suggesting that this rocky promontory was always an important defensive location. During WW1, the British moved their entire north Atlantic fleet into Lough Swilly from Scapa Flow in Scotland as it was deemed a strategic and safe location. It was also one of only three ports in Ireland retained by the British until 1938 after the Irish Free State was established in 1921 (the other two being Berehaven and Cobh). The fort is now a military museum which can be accessed by a small bridge over the natural fissure in the rocks.

Donegal TV Donegal Locations - Burt Castle

Donegal TV - Burt Castle

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