What is recorded here

Killegland’s hidden chamber waited beneath a graveyard until a routine clean-up in 1982 broke the seal. A narrow passage curved from the rath bank into an oval room where a large capstone had closed the roof. The chamber is small enough to overwhelm the senses, yet tall enough for a person to stand beneath ancient stone. It is sealed again in concrete, preserving the sudden discovery and the life that may have used the hole before memory faded.

Situated on a slight rise in a level landscape, with the fold of a small S-N steam just to the E. A Man-made underground passage was discovered during a clean-up of the graveyard in 1982 and was recorded by M. Clinton. The original entrance was in the bank of the rath (ME045-004002-) at N, and from here the N-S corbelled and lintelled passage (L c. 4m; Wth of base c. 0.8m; H c. 1m) proceeds S and curves slightly to the W as it enters an oval corbelled chamber (dims c. 3.5m NW-SE; c. 2.5m NE-SW; H 2.8m). This was closed by a single large capstone (dims 1.8m x 1.1m; T 0.2m) which was removed in 1982 when entry was gained. However, the capstone was damaged at that time and the Man-made underground passage is now sealed in concrete. (Feeley 2001, 53-4, No. 47) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 22 December 2021

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