Castlebaldwin
Béal Átha na gCarraigíní
Village
Castlebaldwin (or Baldwin Castle)
Castlebaldwin (or Baldwin Castle)
Castlebaldwin is located in Ireland
Castlebaldwin
Castlebaldwin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°04′45″N 8°22′34″W / 54.0792°N 8.3761°W / 54.0792; -8.3761
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Sligo
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceG754145

Castlebaldwin or Bellanagarrigeeny (Irish: Béal Átha na gCarraigíní, meaning 'mouth of the ford of the small rocks')[1] is a townland and small village in County Sligo, Ireland.

The castle outside the village of Castlebaldwin is a fortified 17th-century house rather than a medieval castle, with gun slits in the walls and a machicolation over the door. The walls of the castle are made from stones taken from a nunnery that was near the village. Castlebaldwin is situated near the Carrowkeel Passage Tombs.

See also

References

  1. "Béal Átha na gCarraigíní / Bellanagarrigeeny or Castlebaldwin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

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