What is recorded here
No visible trace remains at Sheeaun, though old maps and local memory agree the fort stood there. It may have been a small dwelling, a boundary marker, or a place people avoided because fairies owned it. The land keeps the shape of human life even when the wall has vanished.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Enclosure in Sheeaun (clonderalaw By.)Enclosure · 1050 yd
Ecclesiastical enclosure in Cloonnakilla (glenmore Ed)Ecclesiastical enclosure · 1347 yd
Cahermurphy Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 1643 yd
Catholic Church of Saint Michael the Archangelchurch/chapel · 1.4 mi
St Michaels Church (in Ruins)Church · 1.6 mi
Derrycrossaun Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 2.5 mi
Doughmore BeachBeach / strand · 6.5 mi
Crag WoodWood · 7.0 mi
Emlagh PointHeadland · 7.6 mi
St Senan's WellSpring · 7.6 mi
Seafield North BeachBeach / strand · 7.6 mi
Doonbeg BayBay · 7.8 mi