What is recorded here

No fairy fort, no magic, no myth. A cashel in Sheshymore: a circular stone wall about thirty metres across, built to keep people, animals or belongings inside when the land around became uncertain. The wall still stands low and broken in places, with grass and stone spill softening its edges. It is not a wonder, but a boundary made by human hands, and that is often stranger than fantasy because it still asks to be respected.

In rough pasture and hazel with a turlough or hollow to S and SE, and with limited views. Indicated on the OS 25-inch plan (1897) and hachured on the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This circular cashel (29.5m N-S; 29.1m E-W) is defined by a stone wall (Wth c. 3m; int. H c. 0.4-0.8m; ext. H c. 0.6-1.5m), the outer face of which is traceable all around. The lower part of the outer wall-face (especially at E-SW) and the entire inner wall-face are covered by stone spill (total Wth 6-7m; H 0.3-1.1m). The outer wall-face is rebuilt at W-E. A grass-covered curvilinear bank (max. H 0.7m; Wth 0.4m) meanders down the centre of the N-S sloping interior, splitting into two near the S perimeter. This appears to be a field-wall that post-dates the occupation of the cashel. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 12 April 2022

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