What is recorded here

Bawn in Fermoyle is a ruined fortified house at the bottom of a valley in County Laois, Ireland, marked as a castle in ruins only on the 1890 OS map and the 1655-6 Down Survey map. Its east gable still holds a central fireplace, and a south wall with simple slit openings stands beside a bawn wall projecting southwards from the southwest angle. The place may have been a household, a watchpost or a small stronghold, but no written history survives to say which.

Marked as 'castle in ruins' only on the 1890 edition of the OS 6-inch map and on the Down Survey (1655-6) map. No historical references. Situated at the bottom of a valley. Remains include the East gable with a central fireplace and part of the South wall with simple slit opes of a fortified house (LA029-048) and remains of a bawn wall (LA029-04801) projecting Southwards from the South West angle. No other visible surface remains. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

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