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Bawn

Castletown (Ballycowan By.), County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bawn, Castletown, County Offaly, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Castletown (Ballycowan By.)
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.30687, -7.67633
SMR number
OF007-051001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Possible bawn area located around Castle Wetherall of which partial remains survive incorporated into laneway to the S and SE of the castle (OF007-051). This old laneway leads down to the medieval Deerpark which is now a townland defined by a stone wall which may be the original enclosing element around the deerpark. On the first ed. OS 6-inch map there is a small circular building incorporated into the lane way to the E of the castle. This building may have been a flanking tower of the bawn wall that enclosed the castle. Today the wall of the laneway kicks out indicating the line of this levelled tower.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.

Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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