Bawn in Ballybar Upper, County Carlow

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What is recorded here

Cropmark of a circular enclosure defined by a wide fosse, with traces of a narrow outer fosse, visible on aerial photograph (GB 89. 32). This may be the remains of a levelled bawn associated with the castle site (CW012-015----).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW012-015001

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