What is recorded here

Bawn in Ballaghmore Upper is a five-storey tower house set on a slight knoll in County Laois, enclosed by a court with circular angle towers. The south tower still stands intact with a corbelled roof and gun loops, while the west tower has fallen to a low stump. The building was restored in the 19th century and recently revamped, suggesting it has repeatedly been pulled back from decay rather than left to fade.

Situated on a slight knoll at the base of a slope down from the N. Well preserved tower house (LA015-017001-) that was restored in the 19th century and recently revamped. Five storey high tower house (ext. dims. 13.65m NE-SW x 11.6m NW-SE) with a slight base batter. It had a court or bawn immediately surrounding it with circular angle towers. Half of the W angle tower survives (Max. H 1.5m), and all of the S angle tower (ext. diam. 3.7m; int. diam. 1.63m; wall T 0.7m) survives intact and has a corbelled roof 2.6m high and has three gun loops only one of which survives completely intact facing S. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

The Bawn in Ballaghmore Upper is a well-preserved five-storey tower house, likely built in the 16th century by a local Gaelic family, and it is remembered for its architectural integrity and historical significance in the study of medieval Irish defensive structures.

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