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Man-made underground passage in Cluain An Ghaill

Man-made underground passage

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Located on a fairly level landscape. A section of a lintelled passage (L 5m plus) was almost completely silted up but led S to a corbelled beehive chamber (diam. 3.6m; H 2.1m) that was discovered and recorded in 1975. (Kelly 1977) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. See the attached plan from Kelly (1977) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 July 2007 Revision: 24 March 2023 Kelly, E. P. 1977 A Man-made underground passage at Clongill, Co. Meath. Ríocht na Mídhe, 6, 3, 62-4.

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