What is recorded here

Man-made underground passage in Greenan (decies Without Drum By.) is a man-made underground passage in Greenan (decies Without Drum By.), County Waterford, Ireland. This site consists of a beehive chamber with a diameter of 2.15 metres and a height of 1.8 metres, connected by a narrow creep of 1.1 metres in length, 0.55 metres in width, and 0.6 metres in height to an oval chamber measuring 2.2 metres by 1.5 metres with a maximum height of 1.2 metres. The passage was opened around 1982, and an entrance passage leads north from the opened chamber within the southeast part of a rath, remaining open.

A Man-made underground passage consisting of a beehive chamber (diam. 2.15m; H 1.8m) connected by a creep (L 1.1m; Wth 0.55m; H 0.6m) to an oval chamber (dims. 2.2m x 1.5m; max. H 1.2m) was opened c. 1982. An entrance passage leads N from the opened chamber within the SE part of rath (WA016-043001-) and is still open. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

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