What is recorded here

Lisnaclea rath in County Cavan holds a Y-shaped depression near its inner bank, with one branch reaching five metres deep enough to swallow a standing person. The shape suggests people dug or cut a passage beneath the earth rather than leaving a natural hollow. If so, the rath was not merely a boundary but a threshold, inviting footsteps into darkness below the visible mound.

Situated near the inner face of the bank of Lisnaclea rath at N (CV018-010001-). A small Y-shaped depression, comprising short vertical leg (L 2m; Wth 1.9m; D 0.3m), a branch aligned NW-SE (L 3.4m; Wth 1.8m; D 0.35m) and a longer branch running NE-SW (L 5m; Wth 1.65m; D 1.1m), may represent the site of a Man-made underground passage. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

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