Castlebaldwin Explained

Castlebaldwin
Native Name:Irish: Béal Átha na gCarraigíní
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Sligo
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:54.0792°N -8.3761°W
Elevation M:80
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Castlebaldwin or Bellanagarrigeeny [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.

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  1. Web site: Béal Átha na gCarraigíní / Bellanagarrigeeny or Castlebaldwin . Placenames Database of Ireland . 14 November 2010 . 2 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902203526/http://www.logainm.ie/45382.aspx . live .