What is recorded here
No visible marker remains for the underground passage in An Fearann Iarthach, only a local belief that stone and soil conceal a narrow route beneath the land. The Caher gave up its material for nearby houses, suggesting the hidden work was never distant or sacred enough to preserve. What was built there may have served ordinary people, and ordinary people may have taken it apart when its stones became useful.
A Man-made underground passage (KE106-051002-) is locally reputed to exist at this site, but its exact location could not be determined. Stone from the caher was used in the building of nearby houses (local information).
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 584. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 29 July 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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