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Cave in Tullira

Man-made underground passage
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Within a possible cashel (GA114-164----). Named 'Cave' but not indicated on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map. The Man-made underground passage was located in the SW quadrant of the interior but was inaccessible. (McCaffrey 1952, 288, no. 49) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 7 September 2018

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA114-164001

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