Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Clashagad Lower, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clashagad Lower
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Dotted line
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.91535, -7.87439
- SMR number
- OF045-040002-
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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 top of a natural hillock in undulating countryside overlooking stream immediately to the N. Only the wall footings survive of a rectangular building (OF045-040001-) with possible corner tower at NW angle and earthworks immediately to the S which may indicate possible bawn area. The castle is naturally protected at N by the natural slope of the hill with possible traces of a defensive fosse at E and W. Surface remains are inadequate to classify site as a medieval building although the remains have the appearance of a late medieval tower house with bawn built on top of a natural hillock.
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/revision: 04 January 2012
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.