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Bawns

Scope note

Use for enclosure walls, usually fortified, around Irish castles and some Irish houses.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30006890

Broader Terms used

fortifications

Equivalent Terms used

bawn

Created

13yrs ago

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