Why this matters
Belleville Castle was built as a defensive tower house around 1830, likely by a local landholding family. Its architectural features and surviving structure make it an important example of 19th-century Scottish tower house design.
Overview
Belleville Castle is recorded as Castle in Galway. Freestanding two-bay three-storey square-plan tower, built c.1830. Roof not visible, battlemented parapets to walls, and battlemented turrets to corners.
Who built and held it
The saved account records: Freestanding two-bay three-storey square-plan tower, built c.1830.
Attack, change and use
The saved account records: Roof not visible, battlemented parapets to walls, and battlemented turrets to corners.
What survives
The saved account records: Partial remains of house attached to side.
Why it mattered
Belleville Castle matters as a recorded castle tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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