Benburb Castle

Benburb Castle

Benburb Castle is a castle situated in Benburb, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is a plantation bawn built in 1611 by Sir Richard Wingfield. It 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 County Tyrone and County Armagh. A 19th century house occupies the south west area of the bawn. 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 or Wingfield's Castle is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Benburb, in Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area, at grid ref: H8146 5199. [cite web | title=Benburb Castle | work=Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments | url=http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/state_care_monuments_2007.pdf | accessdate=2007-12-04]

References

* [http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/tyrone/benburb.html Benburb Castle]

See also

*Castles in Northern Ireland


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