What is recorded here

Knockane holds a collapsed underground passage inside a bivallate rath, visible on rising land above County Kerry. The narrow cut curves eastward through the inner bank, marking a deliberate opening rather than a random collapse. A person may have dug, hidden or entered that place, while the surrounding field still faces the sky.

Situated on rising land in the corner of a field, with excellent views in all directions, bivallate rath KE011-001---- consists of a sub-circular inner area which is enclosed by a well-defined earthen bank. Contained within the NE sector is a collapsed Man-made underground passage (KE011-001001-), noted on the 1939 OS map. This Man-made underground passage cuts the internal side of the inner bank and curves to the E. It is 2.6m wide. Between this curved bank and the inner bank, there is a .6m- deep U-shaped depression and contained within this are four large slabs. The possible entrance lies E where it is c2m wide. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 432. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

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