What is recorded here

Misidentification is common in quiet places. What first appeared as a blocked underground passage is now known as a cistern, a vessel for water rather than a chamber for passage. The correction does not diminish the build; it sharpen its purpose.

Cistern structure described as a Man-made underground passage in 1996 as follows; 'This Man-made underground passage-type structure is located about 18m W of Clochaun A [KE104A001032-]. Its lintelled opening, 0.6m high and 0.38m wide, faces SE and gives access to a passage which extends to W for 3.1m where it is blocked by collapse. The passages averages 0.9m wide and is 0.55m in maximum height. Its N side is formed of bedrock while that at S is of low drystone masonry. The accessible portion is roofed with twelve lintels which slope strongly down to S due to the partial collapse of the side-wall here' (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 286, no. 948 (19)). During restoration work this structure was found to be a cistern and not a Man-made underground passage (pers. comm. Edward Bourke). See attached LiDAR image of monastery with cistern labelled No. 6, taken from Bourke, Hayden and Lynch 2011, 7. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 9 March 2022

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