Benburb Castle
| Benburb Castle | |
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Tyrone | |
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 Benburb Castle | |
| Type: | Plantation castle |
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| Grid reference: | H81465199 |
| Location: | 54°24’36"N, 6°44’46"W |
| History | |
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| Owned by: | (State care) |
Benburb Castle, also known as Wingfield's Castle, is a castle situated in Benburb, Tyrone. It is was built as part of the Plantation of Ulster in 1611 by Sir Richard Wingfield. It was sited however on the site of an O'Neill stronghold on a bend in the Blackwater River, thought to have been constructed as early as the 15th century.
The castle is an irregular four-sided bawn with the entrance in the north wall. There are large rectangular flanking towers at the north-east and north-west corners and a smaller round tower at the south-east corner It is built on a limestone cliff overlooking the River Blackwater, the border between the Counties of Tyrone and Armagh. A 19th-century tower house occupies the south west area of the bawn.
Today
The castle is in excellent condition having been recently restored and stands in the grounds of the imposing Servite Priory, a religious order based in the village.
Benburb Castle is a State Care Historic Monument.[1]
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Benburb Castle) |
References
- ↑ List of State Care Monuments (Historic Environment Division)
