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Man-made underground passage in Lisgoold North

Man-made underground passage

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No, that is not the same. This is a hidden chamber beneath Lisgoold North, cut into rock and buried under earth. It has three rooms joined by narrow crawl ways, and the first room is oval with a debris-covered floor. The second is triangular with a small air hole in one corner, while the third is longer and has a blocked shaft at its end. People likely crawled through these passages long before modern cameras or inventories existed.
N half of possible ringfort (CO065-007001-), discovered and recorded in July 1983. Three chambers linked by creepways; rock-cut to level of curved roof which is earth cut. Entrance gained through collaped roof of chamber 1, probably in position of original entrance. Chamber 1 oval-shaped in plan (2.6m x 2.1m), floor covered by debris. Short creepway leads N to Chamber 2, roughly triangular shaped plan (max. L 3m; max. H 1.2m), air vent in W corner. Long creepway leads downwards to E into Chamber 3, roughly rectangular in plan (3.8m x 1.7m; max. H 1.3m) with blocked construction shaft at N end. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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