Castlebaldwin
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Castlebaldwin Béal Átha na gCarraigíní |
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Town population: | - (2002) |
Rural population: | - (2002) |
Elevation: | 80 m |
County: | Sligo |
Province: | Connacht |
Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.
Castlebaldwin (Béal Átha na gCarraigíní inThe castle in Castlebaldwin is more a tower house than a castle. The walls of the castle are made from stones taken from a nunery that was near the village. To hold the stones together blood from animals was mixed to sand to form mortar to help the stones stick. Castlebaldwin is situated beside Carrowkeel Passage Tombs which are some of the oldest tombs in Europe.