Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Clogher (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clogher (boyle By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93733, -8.23868
- SMR number
- RO010-010002-
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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
A Mac Dermot castle with references from 1487 to 1617. This is a triangular (dims c. 77m N-S; 10m E-W at N; c. 30m E-W at S) bawn with the castle (RO010-010001-) at it N end defined by the foundations of a wall at E (Wth 1m; L 3m) and a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 5.3m; H 0.3m) at S (L 23m) with the base of a circular corner tower (int. diam. 2m) defined by a masonry wall (Wth 1.6m; H 0.3m) at its W end.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.