Castlebaldwin Castle

Castlebaldwin Castle is a ruins in County Sligo, Connacht. Castlebaldwin Castle is situated nearby to the spring Tober Murry, as well as near Tober Bride.

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Type: Ruins
Description: Castle ruin in Co. Sligo
Also known as: “Castle Baldwin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery and Heapstown Cairn.

Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery

Archaeological site

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Carrowkeel is a cluster of passage tombs in south County Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic era. The monuments are on the Bricklieve Hills, overlooking Lough Arrow, and are sometimes called the Bricklieve tombs. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery is situated 2½ km south of Castlebaldwin Castle.

Heapstown Cairn

Archaeological site

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Heapstown Cairn is a large ancient cairn and protected National Monument in County Sligo, Ireland. It was built in the Neolithic, around 3000 BC, and is believed to cover a passage tomb. Heapstown Cairn is situated 2½ km northeast of Castlebaldwin Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riverstown and Ballinafad.

Riverstown

Village

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Riverstown, historically called Ballyederdaowen, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Known for its musical tradition it is located at a bridging point of the River Unshin, 17 kilometres south of Sligo town and 4 km east of the N4 road. Riverstown is situated 6 km north of Castlebaldwin Castle.

Ballinafad

Village

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Ballinafad is a village in the south of County Sligo in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of Ballinafad Castle. Ballinafad is situated 6 km south of Castlebaldwin Castle.

Geevagh

Locality

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Geevagh is a village in the south-east corner of County Sligo, Ireland, on the R284 regional road. The name, meaning "the windy ", describes a climatic feature of the village and its surrounding countryside. Geevagh is situated 8 km east of Castlebaldwin Castle.

Castlebaldwin Castle

Categories: castle ruin, fortified house, castle, building, and historic site
Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.07799° or 54° 4′ 41″ north

Longitude

-8.36964° or 8° 22′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C6H3JHJ+54

OpenStreetMap ID

way 776246962

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q116690261

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tober Bride and Tober Murry.

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