Pit circle in Rinn

Situated towards the bottom of 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, including this possible pit-circle. It is an arc (diam. c 12m E-W; 11m N-S) of five pits (diam. 0.6-2.5m) that are filled with layers of black / grey silty clays with some burnt stone and charcoal inclusions. Some pits show evidence of being re-cut, and the pits were partly covered by stone cobbling (dims 10m E-W; 4m N-S) that overlay the E part of the potential circle. The interior was also traversed by a N-S drain (Wth 0.65m; D 0.25m) but the monument is preserved in situ. (Read 2004, 9-11, No. 11) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 January 2020