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Glenveagh Castle
Glenveagh Castle
Glenveagh Castle

Glenveagh Castle Detail  
     
 
CASTLE NAME: Glenveagh Castle
ITEM NUMBER: GLEN
SIZE: 7.25" H x7.5 " W
PRICE: $415.00 with base
LIMITED EDITION: 400
SERIES: Castles of Ireland
STATUS: Current
 
 
 
Glenveagh Castle History  
     

Standing alone in a dramatic glaciated valley, its battlements rising through a canopy of windswept pine, Glenveagh Castle (pronounced "Glen vay") conjures an air of history, grandeur and romance. However, Glenveagh is little over a century old and its fortified appearance derives from the Victorian passion for highland sporting retreats. Glenveagh's architectural scheme is roughly that of Balmoral on a reduced scale including a tall rectangular keep with distinct stepped battlements, (a unique Irish form) from which extends on lower stories a comfortable residence. Granite, plentiful in Donegal but difficult to work, was chosen as the building stone. The castle was completed in 1873; two years after work began...

 
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