Castle Saunderson

Castle Saunderson (Irish: Caisleán Shandarsan) is a castle near Belturbet in County Cavan, Ireland. It was the former family seat of the Saunderson family, and is now in ruins. The Finn River flows along the north-eastern edge of the Castle Saunderson Demesne, where the river enters a narrow channel of Upper Lough Erne. The castle is about a half a mile west from Wattlebridge, a small hamlet in the south-south-east of County Fermanagh.

The Castle Saunderson International Scouting Centre is a Scouting Ireland facility, opened in 2012 within the grounds of the castle. The centre provides indoor accommodation and campsites covering 34 acres (14 ha). It is open to Scouts year round, as well as to non-Scouts for most of the year. It currently acts as a World Scouting Centre for the Scouts, alongside Cairo International Scout Centre in Egypt and others.

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Castle Saunderson ranks #4,514 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #74 of the 173 mapped in Ireland. Founded 1840, it is older than 10% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,171 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Drogheda, 80 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.

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