What is recorded here
Kilfinnan holds a man-made underground passage beneath the northern half of its ringfort, hidden by collapse but still marked in local memory. The hole in the ground does not pretend to be natural; it points to hands, tools and intention beneath an old defensive curve. Perhaps people dug through solid earth to keep warm, hide goods or escape danger when storms closed the sky. Whatever they intended, the passage remains a quiet invitation to imagine the darkness they entered without lights or maps.
According to local information, collapse in N half ringfort (CO143-049001-), indicates position of Man-made underground passage.
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
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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