What is recorded here
Mud and memory have swallowed the tower, leaving only a hidden wound in the Shannock earth where stone once defied the sky. The post-medieval plantation forced its shape into Fermanagh, building a bawn to hold back both invaders and the endless wet. Men may have bled inside those walls or simply starved when the land refused their hunger. The ground keeps the answer, waiting for boots heavy enough to press the truth into view.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PLANTATION TOWER-HOUSE & BAWN (unlocated). Recorded period: POST-MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Built during the 17th century as part of the Ulster Plantation, Plantation Tower-House & Bawn in Shannock is a reminder of the English and Scottish settlement policies in post-medieval Northern Ireland. It is important as an archaeological example of early colonial architecture and land division in the region.
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- What survives
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