Bawn

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Remains of the bawn wall at Ross Castle. Two defensive towers can be seen at each end.

A bawn is the defensive wall surrounding an Irish tower house. It is the anglicized version of the Irish word badhun meaning cattle-fort: its original purpose was to protect livestock during an attack.

[edit] See also

• Curtain wall
• Castles in Ireland
• Barmkin

[edit] External links

• Bellaghy - Bawn

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