What is recorded here
A man-made underground passage lies hidden outside the south-west bank of the Ardkitt East ringfort, waiting for someone brave enough to find its entrance. No surface trace marks the opening, so the tunnel resists casual discovery and rewards patient local knowledge. It may have served as a shelter, a trade route or a deliberate trap, shaping the lives of everyone who walked past the ringfort.
Tradition of opening to Man-made underground passage outside SSW bank of ringfort (CO109-078---). No visible surface trace.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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