Castle
Benburb Castle
NIR Northern Ireland
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.
Text adapted from “Benburb Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Benburb Castle ranks #6,595 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #30 of the 32 mapped in Northern Ireland. See how Northern Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Benburb Castle?
Benburb Castle stands in Northern Ireland, at 54.40833°, -6.745°.
How famous is Benburb Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,595 of 7,044 worldwide, and #30 in Northern Ireland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Benburb Castle?
Roxborough Castle, about 6 km away.
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