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.

Castlebaldwin
Béal Átha na gCarraigíní
Village
Castlebaldwin (or Baldwin Castle)
Castlebaldwin (or Baldwin Castle)
Castlebaldwin is located in Ireland
Castlebaldwin
Castlebaldwin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°04′45″N 8°22′34″W / 54.0792°N 8.3761°W / 54.0792; -8.3761
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Sligo
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceG754145

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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References

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  1. ^ "Béal Átha na gCarraigíní / Bellanagarrigeeny or Castlebaldwin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

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