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Cave in Gortamullin

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

An L-shaped drystone-built Man-made underground passage (KE093-010001-) is located in the W part of the interior of the rath. The present opening, 1.95m x .75m, is situated 9m W of the inner face of the bank and gives access to a point 1.6m from the NE end of a 1.2m high passage. The SW side of the passage is blocked by collapse and its NE end features a low, inaccessible creepway. Beyond the creepway a second passage appears to run to NW for a distance of 6.7m, evidenced by a series of earth-embedded lintels on the surface. Cork University Press (1996), no. 518.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE093-010001

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  • Espresso Addict, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Nigel Cox, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Vadim Manuylov, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • P L Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Kenmare Shamrocks GAA official club website; individual aerial photographer not named, kenmaregaa.ie
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