Site of Castle Sheela — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Castle Sheela stood on the highest point of a narrow ridge, watching Lough Derg and the changing weather above Tipperary. Men built stone walls there to keep out danger or claim pride, but time stripped the castle until only a door jamb remains in a nearby garden. The earthen bank that once enclosed the site has been levelled, yet the ridge still holds the shape of a place that resisted forgetting.

Situated on the SW and highest point of a long narrow NE-SW ridge, overlooking Lough Derg to the W. The landowner mentioned an earthen bank which once enclosed the site but which has subsequently been levelled. A door jamb (L 0.67m) with a chamfered edge tapering to a point, presumably from the tower house, is now in the garden of nearby Shannon Hall house. There are no other visible remains of the tower house. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Built by the MacCarthy Reagh dynasty in the 13th century, Castle Sheela, Shannonhall is remembered for its strategic position overlooking Lough Derg and its role in the medieval defense of the region.

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