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Bawn in Windgates

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What is recorded here

According to Murphy (1896, 53), 'In a parliament held at Naas in 1472 a castle (KD010-030----) was ordered to be built at Windgates, County Kildare, and a levy of £10 was ordered to be made in the county for the purpose … . Round (this castle) there was a bawn … .' The castle and bawn are not recorded on the OS 6-inch map. The exact location of this castle and bawn is unknown. It is possible that they were never built.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD010-030001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • VisionsofthePast, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Harold Strong, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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