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Ashford Castle on the Mayo/Galway Border in Ireland

Stayed one night in this castle turned into a hotel. Very sumptuous inside. Also has a School of Falconry connected with it. This image is the back of the castle, as the parking lot is full of guest's cars.

 

Ashford Castle is a medieval castle that has been expanded over the centuries and turned into a five star luxury hotel near Cong on the Mayo/Galway border in Ireland, on the shore of Lough Corrib. Ashford Castle is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World organization. It was previously owned by the Guinness family

 

The castle was built on the site in 1228 by the Anglo-Norman House of Burke. Since then It has had several owners.

 

When you look at the castle head on, all the walls of the building appear vertical, but in this image, some walls slant. I am assuming that was the way it was built. Any other view I photographed contained slanted walls.

 

My best view of the castle can be seen in the first comment section. There every one of the walls is vertical.

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Uploaded on August 18, 2017
Taken on June 10, 2013