Monea Castle
A plantation castle ruin built in 1618 by Scottish settlers, with its round towers and stepped gables still well preserved.
Monea Castle was built during the Plantation of Ulster by Malcolm Hamilton, a Scottish minister. It is the best-preserved plantation castle in Fermanagh. Its Scottish-style stepped gables and two round towers still stand on a rocky hill beside a bog, and nearby is a prehistoric crannog, an artificial island in a lake. Admission is free, and the castle is a short walk along a tree-lined path. It is about 10 km from Enniskillen.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Castle Archdale Country Park
- Tully Castle
- Devenish Island
- White Island
- Lough Erne
- Enniskillen Castle
- Florence Court
- Marble Arch Caves