Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Rathmacknee Great, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathmacknee Great
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.26937, -6.49071
- SMR number
- WX042-029005-
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Situated on a fairly level landscape. Rathmacknee tower house (WX042-029001-) is at the SE angle of the bawn (int. dims. 25.5m E-W; 20m N-S) whose walls survive complete with a wall walk (H 7.3m), except on the S where a house with walls 1.5m thick at one time abutted the tower house (Wexford People 15-07-1911). A pointed gateway (Wth 1.9m; H 2.55m) protected by machicolation is on the E wall, immediately N of the tower house. There is machicolation on the NE angle and the remains of machicolation at the NW angle. An 18th or 19th-century house inside the W wall of the bawn is still occupied. Rathmacknee church site (WX042-029001-) is c. 30m to the S. (Leask 1953)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upoad: 28 May, 2103
References
Leask, H.G. 1953 Rathnacknee castle, Co. Wexford. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 83, 37-45.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Gatewayunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.