Man-made underground passage in Aghavadden,glebe (rathcline By., Cashel West Ed) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Cattle trampling exposed a six-metre passage hidden inside the thick bank of the Aghavadden rath. Drystone walls lean inward beneath heavy flat slabs, forcing a person to creep through a narrow gap before entering a chamber tall enough to stand upright. The build is deliberate, compact and strong, suggesting people valued privacy or protection enough to bury a room inside an ancient earthwork. A second similar passage waits in the north-west quadrant, proving the rath contained more than one hidden space.

Within the thickness of the inner bank of a rath (LF021-039001-) at SW. A linear passage (L 6.5m; Wth 1.5m), aligned NW-SE, leads to a creep (L 1.4m; Wth 0.8m; max. H 0.7m) at its NW end, which accesses a subrectangular chamber (5.3m NW-SE; 2.3m NE-SW; max. H 1.4m). The walls are built of drystone masonry and incline inward at the top to support a roof of large flat slabs. A second Man-made underground passage (LF021-039003-), of similar construction, is located in the NW quadrant of the rath. Both were exposed as a result of cattle trampling. (ITA Survey 1944) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 4 September 2012

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