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Cave in Coolnafarna

Man-made underground passage
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What is recorded here

In a possible enclosure (MA093-062001-) which is shown on the 1838 and 1916 OS maps as a rectangular field. This Man-made underground passage is marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as ‘Cave’ in the NW quadrant of the rectangular field; it is not shown on later map editions. There is no visible trace at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA093-062

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • GAA (publisher); individual photographer not identified in image caption, www.gaa.ie
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • James Killeen / Mayo Football Talk, www.mft.ie
  • David Farrell Photography / Western People, www.westernpeople.ie
  • ClintMalpaso, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • David Cunniffe / Tuam Herald, Source publisher
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