What is recorded here

Kildavnet Castle in County Mayo, Ireland, stands beside a broken bawn wall and a circular angle tower. The bawn is a National Monument in State ownership, preserving the outer defence of a 15th-century tower house.

Enclosing Kildavnet Castle, a 15th-century tower house (MA065-025001-). Fragmentary remains of a bawn wall can be seen 1.6m out from the walls of the tower house at the WNW and NNE sides. It is better preserved at the WNW side (max. H 1m: Wth. 0.8m), where there is a circular angle tower, from which there is a return to the W angle of the tower house. This is a National Monument in State ownership (No. 458). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 18 June 2018

Kildavnet Castle, enclosed by the Bawn in Cill Damhnait, was built in the 15th century, likely by a local Gaelic family for defensive purposes during a period of political instability in Ireland. The presence of a bawn indicates its strategic importance as a fortified residence.

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