Man-made underground passage in Coolbane (carbery W. (w.d.) By.) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

West Cork, Ireland, c. 1960. People levelling a ringfort broke through into three hidden chambers, then filled them back up. The passage vanished without a surface mark, denying later curiosity what it had already shown.

Three chambers found when levelling ringfort (CO132-055001-), c. 1960. Subsequently infilled. 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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