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Castle Caldwell is a ruined 18th-century house and historic estate, located on a peninsula on the shores of Lough Erne in County Fermanagh. ‘Hasett’s Fort’ was an early 17th century castle and bawn built by Francis Blennerhasett of Norfolk as part of the Plantation. It was renamed Castle Caldwell after James Caldwell purchased it in 1671. Around 1778, his descendant Sir James Caldwell rebuilt the house and transformed the surrounding estate into elaborately landscaped grounds. In 1792 his son John renovated the castle in Gothic style, rebuilding the south side which had become ruinous, incorporating the two western flankers of the original 17th century bawn. Castle Caldwell suffered a catastrophic fire in the early 20th-century and had become a roofless ruin by 1912. The ruined house and estate are within the council area of Fermanagh and Omagh.

Place Type: 18th-century house
Historic County: Fermanagh
Lat, Long: 54.492736,-7.97393
Grid Reference: H 0173 6047
Townland: Rossbeg TD
Civil Parish: Belleek CP
Council Area: Fermanagh and Omagh CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 334029
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Castle_Caldwell,_Fermanagh_334029

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