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Man-made underground passage in Lisnagrave

Man-made underground passage

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Nine metres of stone-lined dark twist east into a chamber, then south again beneath the rath at Lisnagrave. The entrance now wears wire mesh, a small cage over a mouth that once swallowed people whole. Whoever dug it did not carve a tomb or a cellar but a route, a deliberate path through solid earth. The passage still points the way, even if the way has forgotten its destination.
In a rath (KE068-015----). An oval depression (2.9m E-W; 2.2m N-S), with wire mesh in its base, in the S half of the rath, closes the entrance to the Man-made underground passage for safety reasons. According to local information, the opening leads to a stone-lined passage ( L c. 9m; Wth c. 0.8m; H c. 0.8m), which leads E to a chamber and then turns to the S. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

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