What is recorded here

Yes. The chamber is fifteen metres long, four metres wide and high enough to make a person feel small. It pierces the western edge of a limestone spur above the Awbeg River, with entrances at both ends. That shape suggests the cave may have served as a hidden passage, a shelter or a marker rather than a forgotten home.

On E side of Awbeg River limestone gorge, S of Castletownroche. One of three caves (9807, 0909) investigated in 1938 and 1940 (Gwynn et al. 1942); listed by Dowd (1997, 31) as 'Main Earth'. Large chamber (L15m; Wth 4m) high up in gorge piercing W extremity of projecting spur; entrance at each end. Two trenches opened, one inside, second across N entrance. Only superficial deposits excavated which produced recent fauna, fragments of charcoal and oyster shell. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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