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Cave in Deshure

Man-made underground passage

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In centre of ringfort (CO082-050001-). Creepway leading to short stretch of stone-lined passage (H 1.1m), roofed with lintels, which turns at right angles before a collapse (pers. comm. J.P. McCarthy). Stone-lined opening sloping downwards in NW quadrant remains exposed. Two hollows to E of opening may indicate collapsed chambers.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO082-050002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Gordon Hatton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • El Gringo ( talk ) ( Uploads ), Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • me, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 2.5
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Donald MacDonald, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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