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Cave in Ballynaraha

Man-made underground passage
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What is recorded here

In a rath (MA039-052001). This Man-made underground passage is indicated as ‘Cave’ on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps; it is not now accessible. The location of the Man-made underground passage is evidenced by a linear depression (9.5m N–S; 6m E–W; D 0.5m) in the W half of the rath interior, close to the enclosing bank. At the S end of the depression, there is a more pronounced hollow infilled with stones, which according to local information was an access point to the Man-made underground passage.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA039-052002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike-kinsella, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Milesoneill, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Monucg at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ray Martin, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Pamela Norrington, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Liz McCabe, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Liz McCabe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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