What is recorded here

Inside a protected rath in Moanmore East, a long narrow pit cuts southward through the earth, wide enough for one person but deep enough to swallow light. Three flat capstones still bridge its southern end, two steady and one displaced, suggesting the passage once had a roof or a door. Whoever dug it did not carve a grand tunnel but a quiet hole, perhaps for hiding, worship or escape, and the land has kept that secret intact.

Within the SW quadrant of the interior of a rath (GA106-123----) that is a National Monument. This Man-made underground passage is defined by a large pit (L 19.1m; base Wth 1.1m; max. Wth 4.3m; D 0.8m) aligned roughly N-S. Some boulders are visible in its sides and three capstones (traceable L 1.4m), placed transversely across the hollow, survive towards its S end. Two of the capstones (Wth 0.55m; T 0.23m) are in situ and the most southerly one at the S end is displaced. The following images have been uploaded: GA106-123001-_01 View from N - overall view of line of Man-made underground passage GA106-123001-_03 View from N - surviving capstones GA106-123001-_04 View from E - surviving capstones GA106-123001-_05 View from W - surviving capstones Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 8 October 2018

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