Bellaghy Bawn

Bellaghy Bawn
Bellaghy Bawn, September 2011
Map
Former namesVintner's Hall[1]
Alternative namesBellaghy Castle
General information
TypeFortified house, bawn
Address20 Castle St, Bellaghy, Magherafelt BT45 8LA
CountryNorthern Ireland
Coordinates54°48′21.36″N 6°31′6.03″W / 54.8059333°N 6.5183417°W / 54.8059333; -6.5183417
Year(s) built1614–1619
OwnerNorthern Ireland Environment Agency
Listed Building – Grade B+
TypeCastle
DesignatedApril 21, 1974
Reference no.HB08/09/001 A

Bellaghy Bawn is a fortified house and bawn in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Construction began in c. 1614 under John Rowley. After Rowley's death in 1617, the bawn's construction was continued by Baptist Jones (died c. 1623). The original bawn burned down during the 1641 Irish Rebellion and was rebuilt in 1643. It has received extensions since. It became a museum in 1996.

  1. ^ Hill (1877), p. 586.