What is recorded here
That is right. Creggeen is a man-made underground passage in County Kerry, Ireland. In a levelled rath (KE085-014----). A roughly rectangular opening (L 1.8m; Wth 1.3m) reveals an entrance (Wth 1m; H 0.4m), below ground level (D 1m), defined by a stone lintel resting on drystone side-walls. Other lintels are also visible in the Man-made underground passage. The entrance is blocked with debris. According to the landowner, the drystone and lintelled passage continues in a SW direction for 3-4m from the entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
In a levelled rath (KE085-014----). A roughly rectangular opening (L 1.8m; Wth 1.3m) reveals an entrance (Wth 1m; H 0.4m), below ground level (D 1m), defined by a stone lintel resting on drystone side-walls. Other lintels are also visible in the Man-made underground passage. The entrance is blocked with debris. According to the landowner, the drystone and lintelled passage continues in a SW direction for 3-4m from the entrance.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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