bawn
noun
ˈbȯn 
plural -s
: an enclosure usually of mud or stone walls about a farmhouse or castle in Ireland: such as
a
: the fortified court of a castle
b
: a fold for livestock, especially cattle
Word History
Etymology
Irish Gaelic badhūn enclosure, bulwark, from Middle Irish bōdhūn, from bō cow + dūn enclosure, from Old Irish, castle, fortified town; akin to Old English cū cow