Man-made underground passage in Boolteenagh — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Boolteenagh holds a long shallow cut inside its ringfort bank, perhaps the collapsed roof of a passage built by human hands. The shape suggests people dug beneath the earth rather than nature eroding the soil. If so, the hillfort contained a hidden route where occupants could move out of sight, maybe escaping danger or carrying secrets between rooms. The ground still keeps the shape of that choice even though the ceiling has fallen away.

Depression (L 13.9m; Wth 2m; D 0.65m) inside bank in SE quadrant ringfort (CO118-013---) may indicate Man-made underground passage. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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.