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Sheemore
Leitrim, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0740
Location
- Atlas number
- IR0740 (740)
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Current county or unitary authority
- Leitrim
- Historic county
- Leitrim
- Parish, community, or townland
- Sheemore
- Latitude
- 53.99264
- Longitude
- -8.01493
- Altitude
- 178 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Number of ditches
- 0
- Possible original entrances
- 0
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 0
- Enclosed area
- 1.58 ha
- Footprint
- 1.75 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- rubble
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hilltop
- Aspect
- level
- Land use
- pasture
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Interior surface
- round stone structures
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); Other (2003)
Identifiers
- HER
- Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database LE027-054007
- National record
- record LE 027
- Wikidata
- Q31053272
Sources
References
- Moore, M. 2003. Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim. The Stationary Office, Dublin.