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Ballymote Castle

medieval castle in Sligo, Ireland
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Ballymote Castle

Summary

Ballymote Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ballymote Castle is located in County Sligo[3].
  • Ballymote Castle is in the country of Ireland[4].
  • Ballymote Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Ballymote Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster[6].
  • Ballymote Castle's Commons category is recorded as Ballymote Castle[7].
  • 1300 marks the founding of Ballymote Castle[8].
  • Ballymote Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.0873, 'lon': -8.5207}[9].
  • Ballymote Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.08764228570672, 'lon': -8.519693656052246}[10].
  • Ballymote Castle's heritage designation is recorded as national monument of Ireland[11].
  • Ballymote Castle's historic county is recorded as County Sligo[12].

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Geography

Ballymote Castle is in the country of Ireland[4]. It is located in County Sligo[3].

Designation and Status

Ballymote Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as national monument of Ireland[11].

History and Context

1300 marks the founding of Ballymote Castle[8].

Why It Matters

Ballymote Castle ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . maps.archaeology.ie. Retrieved . maps.archaeology.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1300-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → County Sligo
    Instance of → castle
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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