Boyne Castle!
Callum found Boyne Castle!
This is definitely going to be Callum's room.
Boyne Castle is a large and very overgrown 16th century courtyard castle.
There remains a stone lined ditch and walled causeway, with a range of internal buildings up to three storey in height.
In its day there would have been manicured gardens and fine orchards, in place of the thick thorns, brambles and ivy that now cover its crumbling walls.
The approach to the castle from the south is through the gardens and orchards, of which some of the walls still remain.
The moat is crossed by a causeway on the level of the principal entrance which is in the centre of the south front.
The gateway is flanked by two cirular towers, and was no doubt protected by a drawbridge in the raised causeway.
Unfortunately, the castle was abandoned in 1723.
Callum can not understand why anyone would want to abandon such an amazing castle!
Boyne Castle is protected on three sides by the Boyne Water, and on the south side by a dry moat nearly 60ft wide.
Callum thinks this would make the best hide and seek spot ever!
The castle is all of one design, having been built about the end of the 16th century.
It consists of a courtyard forming a parallelogram with a projecting round tower 22ft in diameter at each angle.
The enceinte walls average 5ft in thickness.
There have been ranges of buildings on the east, west and south sides of the quadrangle, but not on the north which was enclosed by a wall. The walls of the west side are still standing but those of the south side are greatly destroyed, while the eastern range has been almost entirely demolished.
This has been Callum's favourite castle yet! Can't we please keep it!
But then we would not be able to keep adventuring to find other castles.
And maybe,.just maybe we can come back and visit again one day.
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