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Man-made underground passage in Attinaskollia

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

Attinaskollia preserves a buried passage inside an ancient rath, though no tunnel remains visible above ground. A shallow depression at the western edge may mark the collapsed roof of that hidden work. People built the passage deliberately, then loss, soil or forgetting closed it. The rath still stands, but the clever part has withdrawn beneath its floor.
In a rath (MA050-004001-). According to local information there is a ‘filled in Man-made underground passage’ in the interior of the rath (O'Hara 1991, 130, no. 2). A low depression (c. 5m E–W; c. 4m N–S) at the W edge of the rath interior may be subsidence related to the Man-made underground passage, otherwise there is no trace of the Man-made underground passage at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 June 2020

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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