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Ballydugan bawn is a post-medieval fortification located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The site consists of a bawn, a defensive enclosure characteristic of early modern Ireland, typically comprising a stone or earthwork wall surrounding domestic and agricultural buildings. Such structures were constructed during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, particularly in areas of plantation and colonial settlement, serving both defensive and administrative functions for Anglo-Irish landholders. The monument is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under reference HED NI NISMR MonID 8018.
Ballydugan bawn. bawn is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8018. View the official record →
Ballydugan bawn is a post-medieval fortification located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8018.
Ballydugan bawn. bawn dates from the post-med period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ballydugan bawn. bawn is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 8018.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windmill stump (c.f. ihr 3454 for details) (4.7 km), Rathmullan motte, rathmullan mound, rathmullan. raised rath reused as motte (5.7 km), A.p. site - barrow? (5.7 km).
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