What is recorded here

In a cliff-edge fort in County Cork, a narrow passage cuts ten feet eastwards into the rock. Its dry-masonry walls lean inward beneath flat slab roofs, forcing anyone inside to crawl through shadow rather than walk upright. The builder likely wanted a hidden escape route when the sea rose or enemies circled, leaving behind a breath-held tunnel where human fear and cleverness still echo.

In cliff-edge fort (CO049-006001-). Opening '18in wide and 12in high' noted by Hartnett (1939, 179) extending 'for about 10ft eastwards into cliff face.'Side walls are of dry masonry and incline towards the top, the roof being formed of flat slabs' (ibid.). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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