Cave

Within W half of a ringfort (GA057-028----). A plan of this Man-made underground passage drawn up by Costello (1902b, 114-15) indicates that it consists of four chambers linked by three creeps. Killanin and Duignan (1967, 449) refer to three chambers. Only two are now evident. Access to both is via a gap in the roof. The 1st chamber (L 11.65m, Wth c. 1.9m), which lies inside W limits of the bank of the ringfort, runs NNW-SSE and a creep is visible at NNW end. The 2nd chamber (L c. 10.4m) lies just NNW of the centre. It also runs NNW-SSE and a creep extends off N end of SSW wall. The SSE end, beyond the gap, is almost completely filled in. Access beyond both creeps was impossible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010