What is recorded here
No visible surface trace marks the man-made underground passage in the south-west quadrant of ringfort 8460. It hides beneath ordinary ground, waiting for someone to fall through or dig beside it. The ringfort stands above while the passage disappears from sight, keeping its shape and purpose out of reach.
In SW quadrant of ringfort (8460). No visible surface trace.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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