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Cave in Greenville

Man-made underground passage
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Within the interior of a ringfort (GA060-106----). A drystone-built Man-made underground passage, roughly U-shaped in plan, consisting of two chambers linked by a creep. The 1st chamber (L 7.7m, Wth 1.7m) runs roughly NE-SW. A creep (Wth 0.55m) at SW end gives access to 2nd chamber (L 9.5m, Wth 1.3m) which is bow-shaped and curves from SW to NE. Access is gained by openings at NE end of both chambers. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA060-106001

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