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Portora Castle is a ruined early 17th-century castle in the townland of Portora, County Fermanagh. It was built in 1614 by Sir William Cole. It guards a former crossing point where the River Erne joins Lough Erne. It consists of a three storey house across the breadth of the bawn, which is defended by 4 circular corner towers. The house was let to Bishop Spottiswood until 1629. Thereafter is was occupied by the Coles until 1764. Truanting school-boys from nearby Portora Royal School experimenting with gunpowder they learnt how to create in chemistry class, blew up a section in 1859. The monument is in the care of the Department for Communities. The monument is within the council area of Fermanagh and Omagh.
SMR Number: FER211:019
Place Type: 17th-century Castle
Historic County: Fermanagh
Lat, Long: 54.355983,-7.659085
Grid Reference: H 2221 4530
Townland: Portora TD
Civil Parish: Rossorry CP
Council Area: Fermanagh and Omagh CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332521
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Portora_Castle,_Fermanagh_332521
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SMR Number: FER211:019
Place Type: 17th-century Castle
Historic County: Fermanagh
Lat, Long: 54.355983,-7.659085
Grid Reference: H 2221 4530
Townland: Portora TD
Civil Parish: Rossorry CP
Council Area: Fermanagh and Omagh CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332521
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Portora_Castle,_Fermanagh_332521
Peruse Fermanagh on Wikishire