Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Rinn, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rinn
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.90234, -7.83937
- SMR number
- LE036-045008-
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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
Situated on a SE-facing slope. Archaeological monitoring (03E1761) over a wide area W and N of Lough Errew identified numerous archaeological features that could be preserved in situ, but two possible prehistoric hut-sites were excavated (04E1141) completely. This subcircular feature (ext. dims 5.9m N-S; 4.5m E-W) was defined by a slot-trench filled with a dark brown clay and charcoal inclusions that was open to the E. There was no hearth but some flint and chert items are associated with it. Hut-site (LE036-045008-) is c. 30m to the SE. (Read 2004, 13, No. 28; 2007)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 8 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 Unpublished Final report, North West Archaeological Services
Read, C. 2007 Rinn. Prehistoric structures. in I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 235, No. 966. Dublin, Wordwell
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.