Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rinn, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rinn
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.89871, -7.83745
- SMR number
- LE036-003----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located on a slight rise on the NE shore of Lough Errew, opposite the crannog (LE036-004----), which is c. 120m to the WSW. It is described as a ‘Danish Fort’ on an estate map (Wogan 1750, 22). This is an overgrown oval area (dims 40.5m N-S; 32m E-W; int. dims 37m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 6m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.6m) NW-NE and by a scarp (H 0.8-1.5m) elsewhere, with an external fosse (Wth of top 3.3m at E to 10m at N; Wth of base 2.4-3.2m; ext. D 0.2m generally to 0.7m at N) SW-N-SE. The original entrance was not identifiable. Archaeological monitoring (03E1761) in an extensive area to the NW produced no related material in the immediate vicinity (Read 2004, 2006).
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Amended: 7 January 2020
References
Read, C. 2004 Archaeological Monitoring at Lough Rynn, Rinn, Mohill, Co. Leitrim. Licence No. 03E1761. Unpublished Final report, North West Archaeological Services
Wogan, W. 1750 A Book of Maps of the Estates belonging to Nathaniel Clements Esqr. In the Parishes of Mohill & Cloone, in the County of Leitrim. Unpublished folio of manuscript maps in the National Library of Ireland (14 A 16)
Read, C. 2006 Rinn, Mohill: no archaeological significance. in I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 304, No. 1123. Bray, Wordwell
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Pit circleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.