A classy 'castle'

Built on a small headland in County Sligo, Classiebawn Castle isn't so much a castle as a country manor. Classiebawn was commissioned and constructed in the late 19th century, when Ireland was marked by conflict but long after the age when castles dotted Europe as defensive bulwarks. Though short on military history, the estate offers a long-distance view of the beaches of Mullaghmore Peninsula and the wide Atlantic beyond.