Man-made underground passage in Kilpatrick (moycashel By.)

Situated on a ridge in undulating pasture, a lot of rock outcrop in the vicinity, with extensive views to S, W and N. Annotated 'Caves' on the 1910 ed. OS 6-inch map and depicted as two small rectangular-shaped structures marked in centre and NE quadrant of ringfort (WM031-066----). According to O’Donovan in 1837 (OSNB No. 1, 12 and 18), the ringfort known as ‘Kilpatrick Fort’ contains two ‘caves’. Monument described in 1979 as a large roughly rectangular-shaped depression containing a lot of small stones is in the centre of the ringfort and a second roughly rectangular-shaped depression is just inside the bank in the NE quadrant. These depressions probably represent the locations of the ‘caves’ mentioned on the OS Fair Plan map. The area of the ringfort to N of the Man-made underground passage also has a disturbed appearance. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 25 November 2019