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Man-made underground passage in Underhill

Man-made underground passage

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Discovered in 1967 and excavated by O'Kelly and Shee (1968, 40-3). Five chambers were described, all earth cut; the smallest is Chamber 3 (L 2.0m; Wth 1.50m) and the largest is Chamber 4 (L 6.50m; Wth 1.50m; H 0.75m). Chamber 3 contained 3 capstones with ogham inscriptions (CO107-058----, CO107-059----, CO107-060----); now in the National Museum.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO107-038

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • dougf, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • SlaineMacRoth, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Neville Goodman, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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