'Sheemore (north tomb)' : Passage Tomb
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Visit Notes
Sunday, 9th May 2004
This tomb is probably the most interesting to look at. It is 8m across with a kerb on the east, south and west sides made with 1.2m x 1m slabs with rounded corners. The passage is 3m long and faces towards the southwest. It is possible that the passage was cruciform, but it is more likely to have been undifferentiated.
Lying in front of the passage entrance is a large limestone slab that presumably formed the door. This has a large slot in it which could have performed a similar function to the famous lightbox at Newgrange.
This monument is the northernmost of the 3 tombs on the hill and is practically on the edge of the plateau. As I climbed up here I was confronted with the kerb and was quite taken aback. I don't know what I was expecting to find, but it wasn't something this interesting.
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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
4.3 Km (NE) there is a Portal Tomb at Loughscur.
100 m (S) there is a Sacred Hill at Sheemore.
447.2 m (WNW) there is a Rath at Sheemore.
9.6 Km (ENE) there is a Portal Tomb at Drumany.
A Selection of Other Passage Tombs
 Carrowmore Tomb 49 (Co. Sligo) |  Sheemore (central tomb) (Co. Leitrim) |  Tornant Upper (Co. Wicklow) |
 Cairn L (Co. Meath) |  Abbeyquarter North (Co. Sligo) |  Ballymaice (Co. Dublin) |
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