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
- 53.90226, -7.83895
- SMR number
- LE036-045009-
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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 rise 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 oval feature (ext. dims 7.3m N-S; 4.5m E-W) was defined by a slot-trench (max. Wth 0.7m) open to the E. There was no hearth but there were traces of an occupation surface inside the perimeter at W. Some flint and chert items are associated with it and the edge of a burnt mound (dims 1m x 0.5m) was just to the E. Hut-site (LE036- (28)) is c. 30m to the NW. (Read 2004, 13, No. 27; 2007)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 8 January 2020
References
Read, C. 2007 Rinn. Prehistoric structures. in I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 235, No. 966. Dublin, Wordwell
Read, C. 2004 Archaeological Monitoring at Lough Rynn, Rinn, Mohill, Co. Leitrim. Licence No. 03E1761. Unpublished Final report, North West Archaeological Services
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.