Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - ring-cairn
Shasmore, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shasmore
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.34871, -8.12920
- SMR number
- LE008-006001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
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
Nearby in the register
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Ceremonial enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.