What is recorded here
One large stone covers the entrance to the man-made underground passage in Letter East. The rath above it has vanished beneath briars and gorse, hiding the stone from ordinary sight. The passage still waits beneath the green fury, unchanged since people stopped visiting it.
In the SE quadrant of a rath (CO138-005----), which is now covered by a dense overgrowth of briars and gorse. According to local information, a large stone covers the entrance to the Man-made underground passage. Due to the overgrowth, it was not possible to locate this stone.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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