What is recorded here

Man-made underground passage in Emlaghnaghtan is a man-made underground passage in Emlaghnaghtan, County Sligo, Ireland. A 16 metre long, 3.7 metre wide and 1.15 metre deep trench runs southwest to northeast inside the northwest quadrant of a rath, with its southwest end close to the inner bank. Low piles of earth and rock debris mark the northeast end of the trench. Local tradition tells of a cave within the rath.

In the NW quadrant of a rath (SL033-085----). A trench (L 16m SW-NE; Wth 3.7m; D 1.15m), the SW end of which lies close to the inner bank of the rath, may be the remains of a Man-made underground passage. There are low piles of earth and rock debris at the NE end of the trench. There is a local tradition of a 'cave' in the rath. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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