What is recorded here
Ardnageeha ringfort in County Cork, Ireland, contains a man-made underground passage. Broker (1937, 51) recorded an 'underground chamber' in the ringfort, and depressions in the SE quadrant may indicate the chamber has collapsed. The passage may have served as a hiding place, storage room or ritual space for the people who lived there.
Broker (1937, 51) recorded an 'underground chamber' in ringfort (CO030-08001-); depressions in SE quadrant may indicate collapsed chamber.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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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