Castle Balfour Demesne

Castle Balfour Demesne
CountyCounty Fermanagh
CountryNorthern Ireland
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Castle Balfour in 2009

Castle Balfour Demesne is a townland of 201 acres in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Aghalurcher and the historic barony of Magherastephana.[1][2] It contains part of the small town of Lisnaskea, with the remainder in the townland of Lisoneill.[3]

The townland contains the 17th century remains of Castle Balfour, just off the Main Street in Lisnaskea, built around 1618 by James, Lord Balfour.[4] The castle was altered in 1652 and damaged in 1689, but remained inhabited into the 19th century. It was restored and conserved in the 1960s and 1990s.[5]

There was also evidence of a very much earlier ringfort (with radiocarbon dates of 359-428 AD) in the townland [6] suggesting the area was inhabited from a very early date.

The listed Church of Ireland Holy Trinity Church is also situated in the townland.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Castle Balfour Demesne". Ire Atlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Castle Balfour Demesne". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lisnaskea". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Flanagan, Laurence (1992). A Dictionary of Irish Archaeology. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. pp. 50–51.
  5. ↑ "Castle Balfour" (PDF). Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Stout, Matthew (1997). The Irish Ringfort. Dublin: Four Courts Press. pp. 18 and 28.

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