Yet again another beautiful remanant of a time past, this castle lies on farmland in the middle of Meath. On private property and with permission i venture up a long driveway and veer left onto the farmland which of course you need good shoes for or your in trouble. As i turn there in front of me is the magnificent structure that i came to see covered in trees which i have never seen before. Surrounded by a mote to protect it from attack all those many years ago, to the back of the castle also lies a church which is also in ruins. It is hard to believe what this would have looked like back in the day but up close and personal it was still an intimidating site. As i enter it is dark and dangerous with no roof and the sounds of birds whistling and flying around. There are many rooms in here but all are badly decayed but still remarkable and worth the trip. To the side there is a long and winding and very narrow staircase which when at the top the view is absolutely beautiful, but if you are afraid of heights which i am not but still felt very vulnerable up there i would not go up.
The sheer scale of this structure cannot be appreciated unless you are standing right underneath it but i am glad i went to see it and will never forget it.
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