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Cave in Carrowconnell

Man-made underground passage

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What is recorded here

In a rath (MA070-164001-). This Man-made underground passage is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as 'Cave', but is not shown on later editions. It is evident as a surface depression (L c. 10m NE−SW) in the NE quadrant of the rath interior. A few large stones lying on the surface may be displaced roof lintels.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA070-164002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Pamela Norrington, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ken Ratcliff, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Shanehahaha, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Pamela Norrington, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · Public domain
  • John D. Reigh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Liz McCabe, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Paul Cowan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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