What is recorded here
Boherboy holds a deep earthen ring where human hands shaped the land before memory faded. The soil remains compact and unbroken, testifying to deliberate construction rather than casual dumping. Its true purpose has vanished, leaving behind a hollow shape that invites speculation about the lives it contained.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Fulacht fia in KnockaneacoolteenFulacht fia · 750 yd
Man-made underground passage in Boherboy (trughanacmy By.)Man-made underground passage · 925 yd
Maine Bridgebridge · 1.2 mi
Kealboy Br.Bridge · 1.2 mi
Site of CourtCastle, unclassified · 1.3 mi
CastleCastle, ringwork · 1.3 mi
Ballygamboon Forest Recreation AreaWood · 3.2 mi
Common AlderCommon Alder · 4.1 mi
PoulatouirtCave · 4.7 mi