What is recorded here

Cairn is an unclassified subcircular mound of small angular stones on the summit of Sheemore in County Donegal, measuring about 9.9m across and 0.75m high. A rectangular pit has been dug into it, with cleared stones heaped to the northeast, giving the mound a peculiar profile. It may be simply the remains of a trigonometrical station, yet it sits in rough boggy terrain where human marks become hard to read.

A subcircular cairn, of small angular stones, c. 9.9m in diameter and.75m high. A rectangular pit has been dug into the cairn with the cleared stones heaped up to the NE giving the mound a peculiar profile. It may be simply the remains of a trigonometrical station. It is situated on the summit of Sheemore in rough boggy terrain. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

A subcircular cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age; its disturbed structure suggests possible funerary or ritual use. The irregular profile from the rectangular pit indicates later human intervention, possibly medieval or post-medieval.

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