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Cave in Coolnaharragill Lower

Man-made underground passage

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This Man-made underground passage, marked 'Cave' on the OS maps, is situated in rough pasture on the lower NE slopes of Drung Hill. It consists of a short passage and two rectangular chambers which are set at right angles to one another and linked by a fairly long creepway. The walls of the passage and chambers are…

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This Man-made underground passage, marked 'Cave' on the OS maps, is situated in rough pasture on the lower NE slopes of Drung Hill. It consists of a short passage and two rectangular chambers which are set at right angles to one another and linked by a fairly long creepway. The walls of the passage and chambers are constructed of random drystone coursing, and are roofed with lintels. The W facing entrance to the Man-made underground passage measures .55m x .75m, and gives access to a passage which extends E for 1.7m; it is 8m high and .8m wide. A short creepway, .4m x .6m, in its E end-wall leads into the N end of a 3.1m long chamber, aligned N-S; it measures 1.4m high and .95m wide at the base. A lintelled creepway, .5m high and .5m wide, extends from its S end-wall to a point midway along the N side-wall of the second chamber. The sides of the 1.1m long creepway are formed of upright slabs. The second chamber is orientated E-W and is 3.5m long, 1m wide at base and 1.1m high. A point of entry from the surface occurs at its W end. Cork University Press (1996), no. 864.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE063-014

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