Man-made underground passage in Rathrippin

In a rath (SL026-027001-), adjacent to a disturbed slumped section (L c. 4m E-W) of the bank at N. A roughly circular unlined depression (diam. 3.5m; D 0.65m) with a second shallower depression (c. 3m N-S; 2.5m E-W; D 0.4m) 1.5m to SSW. Possibly one of the three 'caves' in the interior of the rath (see SL026-027003-; SL026-027004-) which were mentioned by O'Rorke ([1889], vol. 2, 458). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008