An Leargain Bhreac Cashel and Man-made underground passage — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

An Leargain Bhreac Cashel is a ruined Donegal stone ringfort where a narrow underground passage still breathes beneath the western wall. The collapsed stones and open southern entrance suggest people once crawled through darkness beside the fort, perhaps hiding tools, children or fear from storms above. What is missing has not disappeared; it has simply stopped answering the question being asked.

A very ruined cashel consisting of a mass of collapsed stone. Two short stretches of the outer wall face are visible to the S and E but it is not possible to calculate the wall width. 10m outside on the S an apparently natural scarp is faced with large stones. On the W side of the cashel a section of Man-made underground passage (DG028-003002-) is accessible for 9m N-S. It is open at the S and there was obviously an extension from here towards the SE. The walls are made up of large slabs with some drystone wall-ing. The roof consists of slabs. The passage is c. 0.8m wide and c. 0.9m high. The N end is marked by collapsed stone. The site is located on a gentle SE facing slope in mixed rough to fair land. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

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