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Man-made underground passage in Ballynatona

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

No visible surface trace, yet a chamber lies beneath the Ballynatona ringfort. Broker recorded it in 1937 and local memory insists it was stone-lined. The earth keeps that much of the building hidden.
In ringfort (CO048-008001-). Broker (1937, 43) noted 'underground chamber'. According to local information, it was 'stone-lined'. No visible surface trace. 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.

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Recorded monument

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