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Man-made underground passage in Rathbaun (dunkellin By.)

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

No visible surface trace survives, yet a local man recalled entering the dark passage beneath Rathbaun as a child. The memory outlived the stone, keeping the buried way alive long after destruction erased its shape.
Within the interior of a rath (GA114-153----). Recorded by McCaffrey (1952, 287, no. 28) who noted that it was destroyed. On inspection in November 1982 a local man recalled entering the Man-made underground passage as child. No visible suface trace survives. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 8 March 2018

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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