What is recorded here

Bawn in Glebe is a rectangular stone enclosure on a low Roscommon knoll, holding the remains of a Costello castle referenced from 1336 to 1595. Its south wall has suffered quarrying damage, and nearby test pits found no archaeological material despite the preserved monument status. The place still suggests a fortified household living beside two joining streams, perhaps marking the castle of Lugha razed by O'Conor in 1270.

On a low knoll with a small N-S stream immediately to W, which joins a NW-SE stream c. 100m to S. References to Castlemore, the principal castles of the Costellos date from 1336 to 1595, and it may be the castle of Lugha razed by O'Conor in 1270 (Lynn 1986, 98-100). The castle (RO008-032001-) stands inside the perimeter at the NW angle of the rectangular enclosure (dims 45m E-W; c. 30m N-S) defined by a wall (T 0.9m; ext. H 1.4m) at N, but the S part of the enclosure has been damaged by quarrying and at least one hut site (RO008-032003-) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 1.7-2.8m; H 0.5-0.9m) is within it. Test excavations (97E0268; 98E0325; 06E0121) in the vicinity failed to produce archaeological material (Walsh 1998; Morahan 1998; Henry 2009b). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1979).

The Bawn in Glebe may be the castle of Lugha, associated with the Costello family, who held lands in the area from the 14th to the 16th century. It is remembered as part of the broader network of Castlemore, the principal castles of the Costellos, reflecting their local influence during the late medieval period.

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