That designation alone says something. Roads are usually invisible to archaeology, either built over or dismissed as functional afterthoughts, yet this one has been judged sufficiently ancient or significant to warrant formal recognition alongside the standing stones, megalithic tombs, and deserted village that make Slievemore one of the more archaeologically layered landscapes in the west of Ireland.

Slievemore's lower slopes are already known for the abandoned settlement that stretches along their southern base, a long row of roofless stone cottages associated with the practice of booleying, the seasonal movement of people and livestock between winter and summer grazing grounds. The mountain itself rises to around 671 metres and has been a presence in human life on Achill for millennia, with evidence of activity from the Neolithic period onward. A trackway in this context could represent any number of things: a drove road linking seasonal settlements, a path to upland grazing, or a much older route whose original purpose is no longer legible in the landscape. Without more detailed survey information, the precise age and character of this particular road remain open questions.