Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Clonoghil Upper, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonoghil Upper
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.09329, -7.88716
- SMR number
- OF035-014004-
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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
Situated on a low natural ridge running N-S in undulating countryside. Circular area (35m N-S) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1m; ext. H 2m) with possible evidence of a shallow outer fosse at S. No evidence of any entrance feature was found. The SE sector of the interior has been quarried with a tower house (OF035-014001-) built in the NE sector. The enclosing earthwork may be an earlier ringfort or may be contemporary with the stone castle (OF035-014001-) where it acted as a defensive enclosure with timber bawn wall.
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.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Exhibitionist figure (present location)under 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.