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The Abbacy manor house and bawn is a post-medieval fortified residence located in the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a substantial manor house with an associated bawn, a defensive enclosure typical of Anglo-Norman and planter settlements in early modern Ulster. Dating from the post-medieval period, the complex reflects the architectural and defensive strategies employed by settlers during the colonisation and consolidation of plantation lands in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The bawn, constructed as a protective perimeter wall, would have served to defend both the house and any associated agricultural or domestic activities within its bounds, demonstrating the enduring security concerns of the Anglo-Irish gentry in this frontier region during the early modern era.
The abbacy. manor house & bawn is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7262. View the official record →
The Abbacy manor house and bawn is a post-medieval fortified residence located in the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7262.
The abbacy. manor house & bawn dates from the post-med period, and is classified as a manor house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The abbacy. manor house & 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 7262.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tara fort. bivallate rath (7.3 km), Cup-&-ring-marked stone (7.3 km), Navigation pillar (7.4 km).
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