Caves in Ballynamannin, passage in County Galway

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Within the S half of a multivallate rath (GA104-052----). This well-preserved rectangular drystone-built Man-made underground passage consists of a chamber (L 9.9m; Wth 1.1m; H 1.2m), running NNW-SSE, in the SE quadrant of the interior of the rath. Access is gained at its SSE end. An air-vent is evident in the NNW end wall and a small recess is visible at the N end of the E wall. In the SW quadrant, an inaccessible passage (L c. 8.8m; Wth 1.9m) runs N-S. The present entrance at its S end is now blocked. These two sections probably form part of the same Man-made underground passage. (McCaffrey 1952, 215-16, no. 65) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 6 September 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA104-052001

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