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Man-made underground passage in Cahermore

Man-made underground passage
Man-made underground passage in Cahermore
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No visible trace remains above ground, yet local tradition holds that a man-made passage still breathes beneath the Cahermore ringfort. The absence of a hole or broken stone does not erase the shape; it only hides the path from casual feet. A person may have dug through solid earth to give the fortress a secret route, perhaps for escape, storage or entry when danger closed the front gate. The ground keeps that choice intact, waiting for someone patient enough to listen for the difference in air pressure before touching the soil.
According to O'Donoghue (1986, 99) tradition of Man-made underground passage in ringfort (CO134-046---). No visible surface trace. 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

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