Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Dunnaman, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunnaman
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52848, -8.77838
- SMR number
- LI030-012002-
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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
The fragmentary remains of a bawn wall enclosing Dunnaman Castle (LI030-012----) was described in 1865 as following; ‘The Castle of Dunnaman consists of a massive oblong tower, surrounded by a wall now nearly destroyed’ (Dunraven 1865, 198-201). This wall was shown on the 1865 drawing by Dunraven as running N-S to E of castle, a short stretch of this wall can still be seen standing approx. 11m E of the castle. No upstanding remains of bawn wall to N, S or W of castle. 19th century outbuildings now located in area of bawn. The bawn wall does not appear to be contemporaneous with the tower house and may be a later 17th century or possibly 18th century construction and could be contemporaneous with the post-1700 out buildings attached to the SW angle of the castle
Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 04 March 2019
References
Dunraven, the Countess of 1865 Memorials of Adare manor. With historical notices of Adare, by the earl of Dunraven E.R.W. WyndhamQuin.
Nearby in the register
- Sheela-na-gigunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.