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Hut site

Rinn, County Leitrim, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hut site, Rinn, County Leitrim, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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 Unpublished Final report, North West Archaeological Services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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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