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Castle Mehan stood on a West Cork cliff in 1540, built by the Mehans or O'Heas before disappearing entirely from the landscape. Lewis recorded its ruins in 1837, yet even that ghost has faded, leaving only pasture and memory above Crookhaven. The sea may have taken the stones, or time may have simply erased them. Either way, the cliff keeps the shape of what vanished.

In pasture on cliff; Crookhaven to S. No visible surface trace. Mentioned by Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 436) as 'ruins of Castle Mehan, which was built by the Mehans or O'Heas in 1540'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Built by the Mehans or O'Heas in 1540, Castlemehigan is remembered as a historical site associated with a local Gaelic family during the late medieval period in Ireland.

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