What is recorded here
Fairy fort in Sheeaun, County Clare. An earthen ringfort, a rath, still standing where people lived or excluded others long before maps. The land remembers pressure, boundary and reuse. The fort is a visible claim that this place was shaped for human life.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
CahercannavanFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1128 yd
Enclosure in Sheeaun (clonderalaw By.)Enclosure · 1356 yd
Catholic Church of Saint Michael the Archangelchurch/chapel · 1.9 mi
St Michaels Church (in Ruins)Church · 2.0 mi
Cahermurphy Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.0 mi
Derrycrossaun Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 2.1 mi
Doughmore BeachBeach / strand · 6.0 mi
Crag WoodWood · 6.4 mi
St Senan's WellSpring · 6.5 mi
Doonbeg BayBay · 7.1 mi
Clonderalaw BayBay · 7.2 mi
Vandeleur Walled GardenHeritage attraction · 7.5 mi