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Cave in Rathcastle

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Situated on a slight natural rise, in a generally level paddock, surrounded by gently undulating pasture, c. 30m N of Rathcastle House. The monument is annotated on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as ‘Cave’ where it is shown located to the immediate W of a ringfort (WM017-031----). It is clearly depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a small rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 3.1m NW-SE; 2.5m NE-SW) forming part of the field boundary, to the immediate W of the ringfort. No surface remains visible during ASI field inspections of 1965 or 1975 by which time it may have been backfilled or obscured by vegetation.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM017-031001

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