What is recorded here

More often than not, the chamber ceiling collapsed under its own weight, spilling earth into the passage below. The flat depression remains as a scar on the floor of the ringfort, marking the exact point where the hidden structure failed. Whether the chamber stored grain, hid people from storms, or served as a private shrine, its builders believed the ground could hold more than one life. They were wrong about the strength of the rock, but right about the value of secrecy.

In ringfort (CO025-007---). Depression (L 6m; Wth 4m; D 0.4m), off-centre to W, may indicate collapsed Man-made underground passage. 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

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