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Man-made underground passage & Possible RATH (seen on APs) in Ballyness

Man-made underground passage & Possible RATH (seen on APs)

What is recorded here

Snakes and men both want the hole. That is why the old road still smells of rain and certainty. The chamber is small enough to touch on every side. It is also wide enough for a cart, a child or a god. The ceiling is flat in places and round in others. That means more than one hand touched it. Some part was dug in a hurry. Some part was cut patiently. A lantern would have shown the difference at once. The chamber is not a mistake. It is a room built under a town that has forgotten the name of the person who made it.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Man-made underground passage & Possible RATH (seen on APs). Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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