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Cave in Caherkelly

Man-made underground passage

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What is recorded here

Within the NW quadrant of a rath (GA114-038----). This Man-made underground passage consists of a lintelled and dry-stone built passage (L 4-4.5m Wth 1.2m) which runs N-S. The access point at the S end is now blocked up with stones. A depression (L 4m) to the S of this may indicate a section that has collapsed.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA114-038001

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What survives
Recorded monument

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • dougf, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ian Capper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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