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Man-made underground passage

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

Thirty years ago people still walked the drystone chamber, but soil and roots have since buried the roof. The passage now appears only as a curving depression beneath the SW quadrant of the ringfort, saving a little of its shape in grass and shadow.
In SW quadrant of a ringfort (GA071-014----). All that is visible is an overgrown curving depression (L c. 13m, Wth 2m), up to 1m in depth. It runs NW-SE (L c. 7m) before curving to E (L 6m). Three large stones, possible roof lintels, are visible within the depression. The landowner stated that the Man-made underground passage was accessible c. 30 years ago and that the interior was constructed of drystone-walling. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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