Man-made underground passage in Davidstown

Situated in level pasture. Within the interior of ringfort (WM018-051----) is a curvilinear depression which appears to be a collapsed Man-made underground passage. The exposed shaft (approx. D 1-2m; Wth 2m) is broadest and deepest where it adjoins the inner bank at SSE. This broad area may represent collapse into a chamber. A trench (approx. dims. Wth 1m; D 0.5m) extends (approx. L 8m E-W) from the end of the broad area, which is c. 3m from the inner face of the bank. At this point, the depression curves and runs for a further 10m N-S becoming broader and shallower and fading out at N. Man-made underground passage is not visible on Digital Globe aerial photography. See attached plan and profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 04 February 2019