Slievemore

Slievemore (Irish: Sliabh Mór) is the second highest peak on Achill Island after Croaghaun, in County Mayo, Ireland. Its elevation is 671 m (2,201 ft).

Slievemore
Sliabh Mór
Slievemore from Dugort
Highest point
Elevation	671 m (2,201 ft)
Prominence	582 m (1,909 ft)
Parent peak	Croaghaun
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt
Naming
English translation	big mountain
Language of name	Irish
Pronunciation	Irish: [ˈʃliːvmor]
Geography
Slievemore Location in Ireland÷
Location	Mayo, Republic of Ireland
Parent range	Achill Island
OSI/OSNI grid	F650086
Topo map	OSi Discovery 30

Archaeology

Achill Archaeological Field School is based at the Achill Archaeology Centre in Dooagh. It was founded in 1991 and is a training school for students of archaeology and anthropology. The school is involved in a study of the prehistoric and historic landscape at Slievemore, incorporating a research excavation at a number of sites within the Deserted Village of Slievemore. The Deserted Village Project started in 1991 with the research objective of completing a thorough archaeological survey of all sites and monuments (prehistoric and historic) that make up the diverse and significant archaeological landscape of Slievemore. Slievemore is rich in archaeological monuments that span a 5000-year period from the Neolithic until at least the 1850s.[1]

References

1. "Achill Archaeological Field School 2009". Achill Archaeological Field School. Retrieved 7 March 2009.

External links

• mountain views.ie

See also

• List of mountains in Ireland