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Cave in Tonroe

Man-made underground passage
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This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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What is recorded here

Within a ringfort (GA042-220----). Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1920) as a small dot in NE part of the interior. In the course of levelling S sector of the rath, c. five years ago, the owner discovered a stone-built 'cave' running N towards the centre from just inside the enclosing bank. Subsequently sealed and no visible trace survives. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA042-220001

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