What is recorded here

Four hundred metres of collapsed stone cross Sheemore Hill like a forgotten boundary, still dividing the plateau into compartments no one lives in anymore. Two parallel walls join the spread at the south end, perhaps marking a field system older than the enclosures and cairns nearby. The stones have surrendered to grass and time, but their shape remains clear enough to suggest people once measured the hilltop in usable sections.

Around the top of the plateau of Sheemore Hill. A low, collapsed and grass-covered stone spread (Wth 1m; max. H 0.6m) crosses Sheemore Hill E-W (L c. 400m). Two parallel walls c. 50m apart abut this at S. The D-shaped enclosure and hut site (LE027-054004-) are associated with the walls, which could be degraded modern walls, while the hilltop enclosure (LE027-054007-) and cairns (LE027-054001-, LE027-054002-, LE027-054003-) appear to be earlier. 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

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