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Cave in Marblehill

Man-made underground passage
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What is recorded here

Within the NE sector of a rath (GA125-125002-). This well-preserved drystone-built Man-made underground passage (L > 15.7m) consists of three chambers connected by two creeps. Access is gained through a broken roof lintel in the middle or 2nd chamber. The 1st chamber (L 6.6m; Wth 1.7m; H 1.6m) runs E-W. A creep (L 1.7m; Wth 0.7m; H0.55m) extends off its NE end and leads to the 2nd chamber (L 5.4m; Wth 1.4m; H 1.7m) which runs N-S. Another creep (L 2m; Wth 0.6m; H 0.55m) extends off its NW end and leads to the 3rd chamber which also runs E-W. This chamber is inaccessible.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA125-124002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Michael Deligan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jason Keane, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Brian Nevin, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • P L Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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