Man-made underground passage in Ardea

In a levelled rath (KE100-025----). An opening (L c. 1.5m; Wth c. 0.7m) in the ground leads NW to an earth-cut chamber (3.5m NW-SE; 1.8m NE-SW; H 1.3m) with a curved roof, 0.5m below the ground level. At the centre of the SW side there is a creep-hole (Wth 0.6m; H 0.4m) which extends c. 2m to the SW. Blind offshoots of the chamber were noted at E and SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011