Belle Isle Castle

Belle Isle Castle is a castle near Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It largely dates to the 18th century, being built in part by Sir Ralph Gore, later Earl of Ross. In 1830 the estate passed to the Rev. John Porter, beig bought for £68,000. The castle remained in the Porter family until sold in 1991 by Miss Lavinia Baird, a descendant of Rev. John Porter, to the Duke of Abercorn, who purchased it for his second son, Lord Nicholas Hamilton.