What is recorded here

No visible trace of the Man-made underground passage in Lahesheragh South can now be seen. The bulldozer did not merely break rock; it erased the last visible chamber of a T-shaped passage that people had bent their bodies around for generations. What remains is a absent shape, measured only in the memory of 6.2m length and 80cm height.

Marked on the 1841-42 and 1914 OS maps a circular enclosure, this site has since been levelled. However, in 1974, this rath, which contained a Man-made underground passage (KE005-032001-), was inspected by the OPW. The fort at that stage was almost completely destroyed. The roof of one of the chambers in the T-shaped Man-made underground passage was destroyed by a bulldozer. The surviving chamber would appear to have been 6.2m long x 1.2m wide x 80cm in height. No visible trace of the Man-made underground passage can now be seen. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 301. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 August 2013

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.