What is recorded here
Man-made underground passage in Cloonca is a man-made underground passage in Cloonca, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise in a low-lying landscape where a semi-circular fosse surrounds the ground. Local tradition tells of a cave at the possible rath, though the passage remains hidden beneath pasture rather than appearing at ground level.
On a slight rise in a low-lying landscape. Described as a slight semi-circular fosse surrounding the rise and a local tradition of a cave which may be a Man-made underground passage at the possible rath (RO044-034001-) (Gannon 1972). It is not visible at ground level in pasture.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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