The castle is about a half a mile west from Wattlebridge, a small hamlet in the south-south-east of County Fermanagh.

Robert Sanderson, who fought on the side of William of Orange, inherited the castle from his father in 1676.

[5] A notable member of the family born there was Colonel Edward James Saunderson, a founder of the Ulster Unionist Party, and the castle hosted Orange Order events celebrating The Twelfth.

[6][7] Major Frederick John Sandys Lindesay of Loughry and Tullyhogue died there while a guest in 1877.

Barry Maxwell, eldest son and heir apparent of The 10th Baron Farnham, died in a cycling accident on the estate in 1879.

The subsequent formation of Scouting Ireland, and financial difficulties, delayed its development, and put the campsite project in doubt.

[13][14][15] His Excellency Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, opened the €3.7 million European-funded Castle Saunderson International Scouting Centre in County Cavan on 18 August 2012.