Cairn

Located on a rise at the N end of the N-S summit ridge of Sheebeg Hill. This cairn is not marked on any map but is visible as a circular feature on aerial photographs (GSIAP; H, 76-7) and on subsequent series. It is a grass and scrub- covered subcircular stony platform (diam. 20m N-S; H 0.6-0.8m) separated by a berm (Wth 2-3m) from a grass-covered stone ring-bank (Wth 4.2-5.2m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.4-0.6m). The E part is overgrown with blackthorn (max. ext. diam. 34.5m N-S). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

A ring-cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, representing a form of ritual or funerary monument associated with early agricultural communities in the region. Its circular form and location on a prominent hilltop suggest it may have had ceremonial or territorial significance.