Benburb Castle
Castle in Northern Ireland
Key Information
Construction
Benburb 54°24′28.8″N 6°44′42″W / 54.408000°N 6.74500°W / 54.408000; -6.74500 (Benburb Castle)
Castle Type
Current Status
Bawn
Gallery
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Historical Overview
Benburb Castle is a castle situated in Benburb, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is built on a limestone cliff overlooking the River Blackwater, the border between County Tyrone and County Armagh. A 19th-century tower house occupies the south west area of the bawn. The castle has been restored and stands in the grounds of the imposing Servite Priory, the local base of that religious order.
Benburb or Wingfield's Castle is a State Care Historic Monument, in Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area, at grid ref: H8146 5199.
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