Man-made underground passage in Lisheens

In tillage, on level ground; discovered in 1976. McCarthy (1977, 286-7) recorded single sub-rectangular stone-built chamber (L 3.02m; Wth 1.35m; H1.22m; long axis N-S) roofed with lintels. N end collapsed; blocked creepway at S end framed by lintels and two jamb stones. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009