Man-made underground passage in Fán

National Monument No. 177. Dunbeg/An Dún Beag: A drystone-built Man-made underground passage extends for 16.5m from within the entrance passage to some 2m S of the inner face of bank 2. For most of its length it measures 1m wide and 1m high. An accidental entrance occurs 3m N of the outer face of the rampart, and immediately S of this the Man-made underground passage takes an abrupt turn to SW and is reduced in width and height to .5m. The junction of the 2 sections is marked by 2 large orthostats rising the full height of the walls. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 272. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013