Cave in Knocknagroagh, passage in County Clare

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What is recorded here

In the W sector of a rath (CL005-044----). Indicated and named ‘cave’ on the 1916 ed. 6-inch map. An overgrown, partially unroofed Man-made underground passage (L 3.5m; Wth 2m; D at SE end 0.6m) orientated NW to SE with a roofed lintel leading to an inaccessible room at its NW end. 2m E of the roofed room, a large boulder (L 1.8m) and another collapsed hollow may mark another room.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL005-044002

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