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Man-made underground passage in Derrynacoulagh

Man-made underground passage
Man-made underground passage in Derrynacoulagh
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Derrynacoulagh hides a vanished passage inside its rath, where local memory places stone-flagged rooms beneath the southern soil. The ground keeps that shape no longer, yet the claim survives because people repeated it after the markers disappeared. You can still drop a rope into that dark and listen for the echo of a chamber that stopped answering long ago.
In a rath (KE102-007----). According to local information, an entrance to an underground passage and 'rooms', roofed over with stone flags, is located in the S half of the interior of the rath. There are no visible remains of this possible Man-made underground passage. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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