Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - 17th century
Castlebellingham, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlebellingham
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Castle Bellingham
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle Bellingham
- Coordinates
- 53.89456, -6.39215
- SMR number
- LH015-031----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
The present castle Bellingham was built c. 1690/1700 after the original castle (LH015-009----) was burnt down in the mid-17th century. Alterations were carried out in the late 18th century and again in the early 19th century. It has a nine bay entrance front with one bay projecting out, is three storeys high with battlemented parapet and some turrets. (Bence-Jones 1988, 62)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 15 June 2012
References
Bence-Jones, M. 1988 A guide to Irish country houses. London
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.