What is recorded here

Cave is a hidden man-made underground passage beside a ringfort in County Leitrim, Ireland. It measures about 4.5m long, 1.2m wide and 0.9m high, with drystone walling and a lintelled roof. Built beside a defended place, it may have stored gear, hidden people or served a purpose now lost. The chamber is no longer accessible, but the stones still hold the shape of the choice made beneath the ground.

Marked only as a rectangular feature just SW of the centre of ringfort (LE012-003001-) on the 1910 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. There is a record of an underground passage composed of drystone walling and a lintelled roof (L c. 4.5m; Wth c. 1.2m; H c. 0.9m) (Faughnan 1943, file no. 131). The Man-made underground passage probably survives, but it is not accessible. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.