Castle Balfour Demesne

Castle Balfour
Castle Balfour, Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Castle Balfour
Castle Balfour shown within Northern Ireland
Irish grid reference	H3634
District	Fermanagh and Omagh
County	County Fermanagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT
Dialling code	028, +44 28
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
List of places UK Northern Ireland Fermanagh 54°15′08″N 7°26′32″W / 54.2523°N 7.4423°W / 54.2523; -7.4423Coordinates: 54°15′08″N 7°26′32″W / 54.2523°N 7.4423°W / 54.2523; -7.4423

Castle Balfour Demesne is a townland of 201 acres in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Aghalurcher and the historic barony of Magherastephana. It contains part of the small town of Lisnaskea, with the remainder in the townland of Lisoneill.

The townland contains the 17th century remains of Castle Balfour, just off the Main Street in Lisnaskea, built around 1618 by James, Lord Balfour. The castle was altered in 1652 and damaged in 1689, but remained inhabited into the 19th century. It was restored and conserved in the 1960s and 1990s.

There was also evidence of a very much earlier ringfort (with radiocarbon dates of 359-428 AD) in the townland suggesting the area was inhabited from a very early date.

The listed Church of Ireland Holy Trinity Church is also situated in the townland.

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