What is recorded here

Bawn in Scotchrath is a limestone enclosure on a ridge above the southern river, preserving a rectangular medieval house ruin and a forty-metre wall. The bawn still stands where people once lived, worked and watched the water below. Its sharp stones and exposed position suggest a household that valued visibility, defensible space and continuity across generations.

Outlined on the 1839 and 1909 eds OS 6-inch maps. No historical references known. On a ridge overlooking river to South. Ruins of a possible medieval house (LA023-017001-), rectangular in shape constructed with limestone rubble. Entrance at North East. Enclosed by a bawn wall (L. c. 40m, H. c. 3.5m) of limestone rubble with a slight base batter. 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

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