Castlebaldwin

Castlebaldwin Béal Átha na gCarraigíní
Village
Castlebaldwin (or Baldwin Castle)
Castlebaldwin Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°04′45″N 8°22′34″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Sligo
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	G754145

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

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

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.

Further reading

• Walsh, Clare (2011). "Castlebaldwin Village" (PDF). The Corran Herald. No. 44. Ballymote Heritage Group. p. 46.