Bawn in Dysart

Marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map; a rectangular enclosure (max. dims. c. 50m N-S, 30m E-W) cut by an internal wall at ENE and WNW. No visible surface remains. 'Pigott's Castle' (LA013-061001-) lies on the line of the site at WNW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

The Bawn in Dysart was likely associated with the Pigott family, who were prominent in the area during the medieval period. It is remembered as part of the defensive and territorial landscape of early modern Ireland, though no surface remains survive.