Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Ballagharahin, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballagharahin
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ballagh Castle (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 52.84037, -7.66774
- SMR number
- LA033-002003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A Fitzpatrick castle (LA033-002001-) (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 350) five storeys high with dressed quoins and a slight base batter. There are earthworks which may represent the possible bawn area to SW of tower house.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Sundialunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Linear earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.