Man-made underground passage in Dunbeacon — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Sand quarrying in Dunbeacon broke through to five narrow stone chambers in 1963, revealing a buried passage that someone had built with care centuries earlier. The largest chamber reaches 1.1 metres high, while the smallest barely allows a crouching person to pass, suggesting privacy rather than grandeur. The field name Forteen hints at a lost ringfort, perhaps the passage served a stronghold, a hiding place or a ritual path now forgotten.

Discovered 1963 during sand quarrying. Five chambers, stone lined and flag roofed. Construction trench exposed in quarry face. Chamber 1: L 5m; Wth 0.9m; H 0.7m. Chamber 2: L 2m; Wth 0.9m; H 0.5m. Chamber 3: L 4.4m; Wth 0.85m; H 0.95m. Chamber 4: L 6.6m; Wth 0.75m; H 1.1 (max.). Chamber 5: L 2.8m; Wth 0.95m (max.); H 0.6m. In field called "Forteen" which may indicate remains of ringfort. (NMI). 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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