Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Aghmacart, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghmacart
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.81895, -7.50890
- SMR number
- LA034-019013-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In a low lying area. Earthworks visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP, AYP 5) represent the bawn of a tower house (LA034-019002-). Evidence of the bawn (dims. 22m N-S, 27m E-W) to the S and N defined by a low bank (Wth c. 4m) and outer fosse.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Linear earthworkunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.