Man-made underground passage in Baile Mhic Íre — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

That is a man-made underground passage on the west side of a ringfort in County Cork, Ireland. A line of shallow dents runs northwest across the grass, but one dent holds a stone lintel above a dark throat. The throat reveals a solid stone wall, blocking entry and denying the passage to modern curiosity. The builders knew the shape of rock and the patience of soil. They made a hole deep enough to disappear into, then closed the hole against everyone else.

In W side of ringfort (CO058-042001-). Series of depressions running in NW direction; lintelled opening exposed in one, revealing section of stone-built wall. Inaccessible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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.