Site of Ballyreagh Castle
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Site of Ballyreagh Castle
Image: © Kenneth Allen Taken: 2 Apr 2007
The scant remains of Dunferte castle, now only known by the name of the Castle of Ballyreagh, the townland in which it is situated, consists of one small mortar & basalt boulder wall - part of the E-W wall which once cut off the landward approach, i.e. the S wall of the castle. The mortar has flint & pebble inclusions. The W edge of the promontory shows a slight lip 0.6m high, which could reflect a buried wall, but this is doubtful. The wall remnant is at most 0.9m high & from the wall to the edge of the promontory is 20m. It is near the house occupied by the late General Beresford, at Dhu Varren.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.197164
Longitude
-6.673811