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The two other castles were smaller, probably some sort of watchtowers.

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Bonus photo of an old winch.

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And that was it. It might be worth returning with a drone or some free running friends. Dunlough Castle, it's called. Here's a token shot of some sheep on the coast.

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He couldn't get in, but I stretched my arm through the gate, around the corner with my phone to grab some photos.

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Lots of pieces of iron inside, a substantial space.

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Finally, the middle castle was the smallest and most ruined, with a modern gate on the front wall.

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Looking out through the door.

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There had been previous visitors, this looks like a toothbrush, somebody must have spent a night here.

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View from a window, quite beautiful actually.

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The walls had lots of small windows.

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A rocky floor, no traps visible.

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This gate was open! He had to go inside.

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The courtyard of the watchtower.

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This one beside the lake was in good condition.

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Often hearing about a place called "Three Castle Head", one day, while taking some postcard-style photos of sheep, a man decided he had to find out if it was true.

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There was a passageway in the roof.

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It seemed to be rusted shut. The castle was spacious.

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There was an elaborate rusted lock on the gate.

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This arch looks promising.

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Here is the main castle, as he looked for an entrance.

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Most surprising was the 200ft drop to the jagged North Atlantic coastline of Ireland, just west of the castle. Proper waves and rocks.

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The big castle looked to be in great condition. Dry masonry construction, apparently.

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And there it was. Three castles. The stories were true. Built in 1207 apparently.

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This was the only human habitation he saw on the half-hour walk.

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The hike was muddy.

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There was no path.

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A man gave him directions to the rumoured castle. "Walk over the hill in this direction for 35 minutes" was what he said.