What is recorded here
Man-made underground passage in Knockadoo (leyny By.) is a man-made underground passage in Knockadoo (leyny By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the southwest quadrant of a rath. A 1 metre wide, 0.6 metre deep opening in the southwest bank reveals a stone-built passage with a lintelled roof. A 7 metre linear hollow extends eastwards into the rath interior, where two probable roof lintels protrude from the sod at its eastern end.
In the SW quadrant of a rath (SL025-055001-). An opening (Wth 1m; D 0.6m) in the bank at SW reveals a stone-built Man-made underground passage with a lintelled roof. A linear hollow (L c. 7m) extends eastwards from the bank into the interior of the rath. Two slabs, probably roof lintels, protrude from the sod at the E end of the hollow.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
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