Castle · Lisnaskea · Fermanagh and Omagh

Castle Balfour

Castle Balfour is a human settlement. Look for it within Lisnaskea’s settlement. Within 15 km there are 7 more places to visit, starting with Castle Coole (14 km).

Photo: Castle Balfour, Kenneth Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Lisnaskea

inside the settlement

How well known

Top 18%

#1,466 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle in Lisnaskea

Inside Lisnaskea

Castle Balfour is inside Lisnaskea’s settlement, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Afternoons in Lisnaskea peak at 17–20°C, June to September.

Jan8° / 2°109 mm

Feb9° / 2°83 mm

Mar11° / 3°78 mm

Apr13° / 4°68 mm

May16° / 6°69 mm

Jun18° / 9°71 mm

Jul20° / 11°80 mm

Aug19° / 11°93 mm

Sep17° / 9°80 mm

Oct14° / 6°105 mm

Nov10° / 4°105 mm

Dec8° / 2°114 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lisnaskea, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lisnaskea. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lisnaskea’s full climate →

About

Castle Balfour

Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia.

Type: Castle
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Lisnaskea

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Its place on the map

Orange is Castle Balfour; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that count Castle Balfour

They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Lisnaskea

3,020 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 17 km northwest of it

Enniskillen

14,086 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Castle Balfour is	People	Places to visit
Lisnaskea	It’s in town	3,020	3
Enniskillen	17 km northwest of it	14,086	11

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Around it, within 15 km, lie 7 more, including 3 castles, a historic house and an attraction.

Historic house · National TrustCastle Coole14 km away 2CastleCastleOld Crom Castle (Ruins)9.8 km away 3CastleCastleBelle Isle Castle7.5 km away 4AttractionAttractionCeltic High Cross300 m away 5FortFortLisnagole3.1 km away 6MuseumMuseumSheelin Lace Museum14 km away 7CastleCastleBellevue13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Castle Balfour: the answers

Where is Castle Balfour?

Castle Balfour is in Lisnaskea, Fermanagh and Omagh, inside the town’s settlement.

What is Castle Balfour?

Human settlement in Northern Ireland.

When is the best time to visit Castle Balfour?

June to September are the warmest months in Lisnaskea, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Castle Balfour?

Within 15 km: Castle Coole (14 km), Old Crom Castle (Ruins) (9.8 km), Belle Isle Castle (7.5 km) and Celtic High Cross (300 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Castle Balfour: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castle Coole: Daisymoo90?, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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