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Bawn in Ballyconnell

Bawn

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Associated with a tower house (GA123-015----) which occupies its S half. Only the foundations of this roughly rectangular bawn wall survive. Three wall lengths were distinguishable at NW (L 48.8m), NE (L 38.5m) and SE (L 47.7m). Only a short length of the SW wall (L 7.6m) was discernible. A gap (Wth 1.9m) within it possibly marked the location of a gateway.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA123-015002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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