Cave — Dromorehill

The record identifies Cave — Dromorehill as Man-made underground passage. It does not safely name every person, family or worker who used it, or fix all phases to exact years.

The recorded type points to a built underground passage, often connected with a farm or defended home, although its exact use can vary. That explains the likely everyday purpose without claiming people, tools or customs that the exact record does not prove.

The saved source says: In the NW quadrant of a rath (GA114-070----). This complex well-preserved drystone-built Man-made underground passage (L >17.4m) consists of three/four passages connected by two creeps. The 1st passage (L 3m; Wth 1.4m) runs SSE-NNW; access to it is gained via a modern breach at the SSE end. A creep (L 0.7m; Wth 0.6m), now blocked, at the N end of the W side-wall leads to the 2nd passage (L 4.5m; Wth 1.15m; H 1.8m), which also runs SSE-NNW. Access to it is now gained through a breach at the N end of the creep. A slightly dog-legged creep (L 1m; Wth 0.6m) at the N end of the E side-wall of this passage leads to the 3rd passage (L 5.2m; Wth 1.35m), which runs ENE-WSW. A large natural boulder is incorporated into the NE end of the N side-wall of this passage. Beyond the boulder another possible passage (L 3m; Wth 0.8m) runs northwards into/under the bank of the rath. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 December 2017

The saved record does not establish one certain ending. A change in farming, water level, trade, fuel, ownership, route or settlement pattern may have ended the use, but no single cause is claimed without evidence.

Cave — Dromorehill fixes a real piece of work or daily life to an exact place. Even where names are lost, its remains show how people obtained food and materials, organised land, made homes or adapted to the local ground.