Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Ballyheashill, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyheashill
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.36819, -7.13888
- SMR number
- OF004-015002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
High vegetation during site inspection obscured the earthworks that were located to the NE of the castle (OF004-015001-). Described by T. Lynch on the 09 October 1980 as, 'on the NE side there are traces of a bawn and earthen banks, and beyond this are remains of further earthworks (SMR file 1980).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 19 December 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.