Cloughoughter Castle
| Cloughoughter Castle | |
|---|---|
Cloch Locha Uachtair | |
Cloughoughter Castle sits on an island in Lough Oughter | |
| General information | |
| Location | Lough Oughter, County Cavan |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°01′07″N 7°27′17″W / 54.0187°N 7.4548°W |
| Construction started | 1200 - 1224 |
| Demolished | 1653 |
| Client | William Gorm de Lacy |
| Official name | Clough Oughter Castle |
| Reference no. | 602 |
Cloughoughter Castle (Irish: Cloch Locha Uachtair, meaning 'stone castle of Loch Uachtair') is a ruined circular castle on a small island in Lough Oughter, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the town of Killeshandra in County Cavan, Ireland.