Castles · Northern Ireland
Crevenish Castle
Crevenish Castle — ruined bawn castle in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Crevenish Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Wikidata describes it as: "ruined bawn castle in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland". Coordinates: 54.5118°, -7.7452°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Crevenish Castle is a ruined castle and bawn in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 3k south-west of Kesh at grid ref: H165626. It is privately owned.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The castle was built about 1618 by Thomas Blenerhasset (died 1624) of Norfolk, whose brother built Castle Caldwell. He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir Leonard Blennerhassett (died 1639). The castle moved to local Maguire hands when his widow, Deborah, married Rory Maguire, a leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 in Fermanagh, who died in 1648. The castle subsequently returned to Blennerhassett hands, to Henry, son of Sir Leonard, who became MP for County Fermanagh in 1664, and High sheriff for the county. However, by 1697 the house was being reported as ruinous.
Description
In 1618/19 Captain Nicholas Pynnar reported the castle as being 'a house of stone and lime, slated, two and a half storeys high'. A church was also begun and a small village of six houses. The tombstones of the Blennerhassetts are in the grounds.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5118, -7.7452
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT93 1DA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
- Established
- 1618
Sources
- wikidata: Q20712835 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Crevenish Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Crevenish Castle.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crevenish Castle?
- Crevenish Castle is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT93 1DA).
- When was Crevenish Castle built?
- Built or established in 1618.
- Who owns Crevenish Castle?
- Crevenish Castle is owned by Privately owned.
- Does Crevenish Castle charge admission?
- Crevenish Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Crevenish Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT93 1DA. It sits within the Fermanagh and South Tyrone parliamentary constituency.