What is recorded here

Cave is a collapsed two-chamber drystone passage within the south enclosure of a conjoined ringfort in County Galway. Its first chamber narrows into a possible creep, while the second survives as a flat hollow marked by two remaining corbels. Built beneath an ancient fort, it may have hidden people, goods or fear from storms and raiders.

Within S enclosure of a conjoined ringfort (GA016-042----). A much-collapsed drystone-built Man-made underground passage consisting of two chambers. The 1st chamber (L 9.2m, Wth 4.1m), running NE-SW, narrows towards SW end suggesting the presence of a creep. The 2nd chamber (L 11.8m, Wth 4.7m) to SW, running on an E-W axis, survives as a flat-bottomed hollow, apart from two corbels which remain in situ at SE end. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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