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Bawn

Mountgarrett, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bawn, Mountgarrett, County Wexford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Mountgarrett
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.41199, -6.93536
SMR number
WX029-009001-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located just off the crest of the N-facign slope of a N-S ridge. There is evidence of a bawn (dims. 35m E-W; c. 60m N-S) at Mountgarrett tower house (WX029-009----) which had surviving walls in 1839 (Hore 1900-11, vol. 1, 130) and is visible as low scarps to the SW of the tower house.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 2 August, 2012

References

Hore, P.H. 1900-1911 (Reprint 1979) History of the town and county of Wexford, 6 vols. Dublin. Published by arrangement with W.A. Hennessy Esq.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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