What is recorded here

Man-made underground passage is a man-made underground passage in Doobeg (corran By., Kilturra Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the north half inside a rath. A partially blocked opening leads into a water-filled passage built of dry stone. The passage is about 0.9m wide and runs northeast to southwest for at least 5m.

In the N half of the interior of a rath (SL038-083001-). In 1942-4 a Man-made underground passage containing three chambers, one of which contained a well, was recorded (ITA). A partially blocked-up opening leads to a water-filled drystone-built passage (Wth c. 0.9m) which extends NE-SW for at least 5m. The walls of the passage are corbelled and covered by roofstones. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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