Doe Castle, Sheephaven Bay, Donegal

3D Model

Located in Sheephaven Bay, near Creeslough, built by the Quinn family in the 1420s. Occupied by at least 13 MacSweeney/ Clan tSuibhne chiefs, and served as shelter to survivors of the 1588 Spanish Armada. Fell into disrepair in the late 19th/early 20th century; in 1932 it was acquired by the Land Commission, and in 1934 it was declared a national monument and was acquired by the Office of Public Works. The tower house element of the castle underwent a major restoration in the 1990s.