Bawn

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