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Cave in Ganty

Man-made underground passage
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In pastureland. This inaccessible drystone-built Man-made underground passage was described by McCaffrey (1952, 156, no. 63) as a ‘large L-shaped Man-made underground passage, partially blocked’. On inspection one roof lintel was visible protruding through the sod cover. A house site (GA096-094----) lay c. 75m to the SSW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA096-092

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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