Man-made underground passage in Carrigroe (ibane and Barryroe By.)

In SW quadrant of early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO134-080001-). Three earth-cut chambers discovered 1985. Lintelled creepway SW end chamber 1 probably original entrance. Construction shafts N wall chamber 2 and NW wall chamber 3. Chamber 3 ruinous; present access collapsed roof chamber 2. Chamber 1: L 4.85m; Wth 1.6m; H 1.25m. Chamber 2: L 4.2m; Wth 1.5m. (pers. comm. R.M. Cleary). 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