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Cave

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

Seven hundred and twenty-six metres of dark water-cut passage stretch beneath Ballymaglancy, where lesser horseshoe bats still fold themselves into the rock. The cave keeps its shape because it remains closed to most people, a living chamber rather than a display. What seems like emptiness is actually a crowded house, breathing in the black.
Within the interior of a rath (GA114-128----). Named 'Cave' on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 26 February 2018

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