What is recorded here
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 burnt mound. It is a spread of broken and heat-shattered stone (dims 7.3m NW-SE; 4.2m NE-SW). (Read 2004, 11, No. 15, 16, No. 49)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 8 January 2020
Burnt mound in Rinn is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by heaps of heat-shattered stones. Its presence indicates prehistoric human activity related to cooking, metalworking, or ceremonial practices in the area.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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