What is recorded here

Cairn stands on the summit of Saddle Hill in County Leitrim, a broad stone ring enclosing a central mound where two radially set stones at the west may mark an entrance or cist. The structure spans nearly twenty metres, its stones rising higher toward the northeast as if leaning into the wind. Whoever built it chose the highest ground available, perhaps to be seen from a distance or to watch the sky turn above the saddle.

Situated at the summit of Saddle Hill. A central cairn (diam. c. 8m; H 0.2-0.9m) with some kerbstones visible N-E is surrounded by a stone ring (Wth c. 3.5m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 0.4m at NW to 1.4m at NE; max. ext. diam. 20.5m NW-SE; 19.3m NE-SW). At WSW two radially set stones in the ring may indicate an entrance or a cist. See the attached aerial view taken from the W. 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 Neolithic ring-cairn, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE, representing an early form of megalithic funerary or ritual monument. Its construction and positioning on a hilltop suggest ceremonial significance and a connection to broader Neolithic settlement patterns in the region.

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