Slievemore
Slievemore | |
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Sliabh Mór | |
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][dubious – discuss] |
Geography | |
Location | Mayo, Republic of Ireland |
Parent range | Achill Island |
OSI/OSNI grid | F650086 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 30 |
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).
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
- ^ "Achill Archaeological Field School 2009". Achill Archaeological Field School. Retrieved 7 March 2009.