Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Graystown, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Graystown
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.56606, -7.71572
- SMR number
- TS054-037011-
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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
Two fields to the N of Graystown castle (TS054-037002-) there are the grass-covered wall-footings of a rectangular tower with wall-footings of a bawn (TS054-037011-) to E and house (TS054-037014-) with bawn (TS054-037015-) and two buildings to E (TS054-037016-; TS054-037017-). Situated in grassland atop low rise of rock outcrop with good views in all directions and deserted medieval settlement (TS054-037----) in field to S. Bawn (int. dims. 40m NE-SW x 37m NW-SE) defined by the grass-covered wall-footings (wall T 1-1.3m; H 0.7m) attached to N and E angles of tower with castle (TS054-037010-) in the NE angle. Immediately to NW of castle there are the grass-covered wall-footings of a possible building (TS054-037012-) running NW-SE and up against external face of bawn wall and against the inner face of the SE wall there is another possible building (TS054-037013-). Possible remains of a tower house with bawn or castle with bawn. Immediately to the NE there is a second adjoining bawn (TS054-037015-) and house (TS054-037014-) defined by an earthen bank. This secondary bawn and house are constructed with earthen banks and appear to have been built differently and perhaps later in date than the adjoining castle and bawn.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.