Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Clonyhurk, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonyhurk
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.16603, -7.27608
- SMR number
- OF033-005005-
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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
Located on flat land with good views in all directions with medieval church (OF033-005001-) to N. Poorly preserved three storey high Tower house of which only two storeys survive. The Tower house (OF033-005003-) which is square in plan was constructed with uncoursed limestone rubble with evidence of wickerwork centring in its arch construction. To the W of the Tower house are the possible wall footings of the original bawn wall. (Comerford 1883, 311; O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 30)
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.