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Man-made underground passage in Mullaghoran

Man-made underground passage

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Mullaghoran rath in County Cavan still shadows a shallow, irregular depression just west of its centre, perhaps marking a lost underground passage. The chamber may have breathed darkness beneath the mound while people walked above, offering shelter or secret ritual under ordinary sky.
At Mullaghoran rath (CV037-055001-). An earlier report (OPW 1970) recorded a large, shallow, irregularly shaped depression (max. dim. 9.3m; D 1m) just W of the centre of the interior which may mark 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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