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Man-made underground passage in Carrownagreggaun

Man-made underground passage

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That is the largest chamber in the county, a man-made cave beneath a ringfort in Carrownagreggaun. It stretches five metres east to west and two metres wide, large enough for a cart or a hundred people. The entrance is blocked now, but the displaced stones still show where the roof was lifted and carried away. The cave predates the ringfort, meaning the fortress was built around an older hollow place.
In NE of ringfort (MA100-058----). Depression (L 5.1m E-W; Wth 2.3m), with displaced stones visible. Inaccessible at time of survey. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 506. Date of upload: 25 January 2013

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