What is recorded here

Enclosure in Slievemore on Sherkin Island is a rectangular stone chamber, ten metres long and five metres wide, open to the east and built beside the western shoreline. Its low walls incorporate natural rock outcrops, while a single upright stone marks the northwest corner. The place faces Cape Clear through the sound, suggesting someone shaped a narrow room where the sea could still be seen.

Located close to the western tip of Sherkin Island, to the south of enclosure (CO153-037----) and c. 20m from the rocky shoreline. A rectangular enclosure (c. 10m E-W x 5m N-S), open on the eastern side. It has been constructed by incorporating two low rock outcrops to north and south, in an area of exposed rock and rough grazing. There are views over the sound towards Cape Clear. The surviving walls are low and partially protrude from the peat cover, with evidence for later rebuilding in some sections. The northwest corner is marked by a single stone, set upright, measuring c.0.8m in height. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher based on information supplied by Tony Miller Date of upload/revision: 7 March 2022

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