Bawn

The National Monuments Service's description

This bawn is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork' (2000, 535-6) under the entry (no. 14356) for a tower house (CO017-041001-). The reference to the bawn is as follows: 'Traces of bawn wall survive, enclosing area c. 50m N-S, 35m E-W (see plan, Cotter 1994, 93); stretch of wall (L c. 30m; H c. 1.5m; T c. 1m) begins 4m S of SE corner of tower-house, and extends E for c. 30m; corner tower (3m x 3m) at E end with traces of garderobe chute on E side; from corner tower low grass-covered ridge extends N for c. 50m, to outline of possible second rectangular corner tower. Recent excavations by Dr. Eric Klingelhofer uncovered remains of latter tower; evidence of structure attached to SE corner of tower house, identified by excavator as Elizabethan 'parlour'; rectangular structure to E along S bawn wall identified as medieval hall (Klingelhofer 1996, 7-8; 1997, 13-14).' (S. Ronan 2/10/2008)

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009