What is recorded here
West Cork, Ireland. Two man-made underground passages exist inside one ringfort. The first appears as a collapsed opening four and a half metres long and two metres wide. The second appears on a 1944 survey map beside it. Both belong to the same place, though neither has been entered or explained.
In NW quadrant ringfort (CO118-060001-). Collapse in ground (L 4.5m; Wth 2m) noted. Second Man-made underground passage (CO118-060003-) also marked on OS 6-inch map (1944) in same ringfort.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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