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Bawn

Castlewarren, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bawn, Castlewarren, County Kilkenny, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Castlewarren
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.70437, -7.11589
SMR number
KK015-014001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Completely enclosed by marshy ground, in an area of extremely poor, peaty soil. Ground rises slightly immediately to the NE. Excellent long-range visibility to SW, down the valley. Surface supply of water. The 1st (1839) ed. and later revised ed. 6-inch OS map indicate the site of a Castle Warren (KK015-014002-) in the interior. Roughly rectangular area (dims. 50m NE-SW, 39m NW-SE) enclosed by a bank (Wth 6m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.9m), fosse (Wth 8m; D 2m) and outer bank (Wth 8m; int. H 2m; ext. H 2m). The fosse and outer bank are best preserved on the SE and SW sides. On the NW side the fosse and outer bank have been truncated by a modern track. On the NE side the outer bank is incorporated into a field fence which is adjacent to a road. In the S quadrant there are traces of buildings (KK015-014003-) running along the SE and SW side of the interior, one of which is larger than the others and may be the remains of Castle Warren. At the W angle there are traces of another building (KK015-015004-). There is a natural spring in the NE quadrant.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 24 February 2016

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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