Slievemore

{{short description|Mountain off west coast of Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Slievemore | native_name = {{native name|ga|Sliabh Mór}} | image = Slievemore.jpg | image_caption = Slievemore from [[Dugort]] | elevation_m = 671 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 582 | prominence_ref = | listing = [[Marilyn (hill)|Marilyn]], [[Hewitt (hill)|Hewitt]] | translation = 'big mountain' | parent_peak = [[Croaghaun]] | pronunciation = {{IPA|ga|ˈʃl̠ʲiəw mˠoːɾˠ|lang}} | location = [[County Mayo]], Ireland | range = [[Achill Island]] | coordinates = | map = island of Ireland | map_relief = yes | map_caption = Location in Ireland÷ | grid_ref_Ireland = F650086 | topo = [[Ordnance Survey Ireland|OSi]] ''Discovery'' 30 | easiest_route = }}

'''Slievemore''' ({{Irish place name|Sliabh Mór|big mountain}}) is the second highest peak on [[Achill Island]] after [[Croaghaun]], in [[County Mayo]], Ireland. Its [[elevation]] is 671 m (2,201 ft).

==Archaeology== In 1991, the Achill Archaeological Field School was opened. That year, the Deserted Village Project was created to perform archaeology excavations in Slievemore.<ref>{{cite web | title=Achill Archaeological Field School 2009 | work=Achill Archaeological Field School | url=http://www.achill-fieldschool.com | access-date=7 March 2009}}</ref>

==See also== *[[Lists of mountains in Ireland]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://mountainviews.ie/summit/153/ mountain views.ie] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040129/http://www.cherithgospel.org/slievemore.htm] * [https://www.rte.ie/archives/2019/1107/1089368-achill-ghost-village/ 1994 RTÉ report] about the deserted village

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[[Category:Achill Island]] [[Category:Hewitts of Ireland]] [[Category:Marilyns of Ireland]] [[Category:Mountains and hills of County Mayo]] [[Category:Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland]] [[Category:Mountains under 1000 metres]]