What is recorded here
Under the rath at Boolacullane in County Kerry, immense stone slabs formed two connecting underground chambers that men avoided because collapse seemed likely. The passage has vanished from sight, leaving behind a hollow darkness where human hands once shaped the earth.
In a rath (KE048-089001-). This possible Man-made underground passage was described in the 1940s as two connecting underground hut sites composed of immense slabs of stone which were considered too dangerous to enter (Minutes of the Co. Kerry Field Club, 1946, vol. 2, 702). There are no visible remains of this possible Man-made underground passage. (Castleisland District Archaeological Survey)
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
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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