Bawn in Breansha More — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

On a slight rise in relatively flat terrain with good views to the N, E and S. According to the Civil Survey (1654-56) in 1640 'Brenshigh' was under the proprietorship of 'James oge Butler Esqr. Irish Papist' and 'On the sd land stands a demolished castle' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 33). The castle (TS067-048----) appears to be located on the S side of a roughly square enclosure (dims. 0.37m N-S; 0.37m E-W), possibly a bawn, which is defined by scarp (H 0.4m; Wth 5m). The scarp is visible 13m W of the surviving W wall of the castle where it extends northward. The N side of the enclosure is visible and the NE angle but it could not be traced along the E side. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 11 December 2012

Bawn in Breansha More was held by James oge Butler, an Irish Papist, in 1640. It is remembered as part of the historical landholdings recorded during the turbulent period of Confederate Ireland.

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