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Cave in Cartron South

Man-made underground passage

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What is recorded here

Within the interior of a rath (GA125-031----). Named 'Cave' on the 1839 edition of the OS 6-inch map, no visible surface trace of this possible Man-made underground passage survives.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA125-031001

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