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Cave in Carrowntoosan

Man-made underground passage
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Just W of the summit of a low hill at the E foot of Rathcroghan ridge. Three lintels of an inaccessible passage (L. 2.3m plus NW-SE) are visible on the surface. The probable rath (RO022-057062-) is at the top of the slope.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO022-057063

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