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
- 52.56625, -7.71512
- SMR number
- TS054-037015-
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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
In grassland on low rise of rock outcrop with good views in all directions and deserted medieval settlement (TS054-037----) in field to S. Two fields to the N of Graystown castle (TS054-037002-) there are the grass-covered wall-footings of a rectangular tower (TS054-037010-) with wall-footings of a bawn (TS054-037011-). and house (TS054-037014-) with bawn (TS054-037015-) immediately to NE. Bawn (ext. dims. 61m NE-SW x 62m NW-SE) with rectangular house (TS054-037015-) in E angle. Two buildings (TS054-037016-; TS054-037017-) are located to the NW of the house, the former built onto the NW wall of the house and the latter built up against the inner face of the NE side of the bawn, in the N angle.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.