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Castle in Shancashlaun

Castle, unclassified

What is recorded here

Map note: Around Shancashlaun, County Kilkenny, Ireland, the map records Castle in Shancashlaun as a castle. The name has plenty of swagger; the map supplies the actual spot.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK031-024001

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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Photo credits
  • Andy Ryan / 1803 Productions, credited by Kilkenny GAA, kilkennygaa.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Picture: Historic image via Pinterest
  • Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
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