Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Castletown, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.29088, -8.96003
- SMR number
- SL011-019001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 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
At a fortification (SL011-019---). Between 0.4m and 5.9m out from the W and N sides of the N extent of the fortification is a low, curving bank (Wth. 1.45-4m; H 0.25-0.4m) of earth and stone which probably marks the circuit of a bawn wall.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fortificationunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.