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Man-made underground passage in Killarriv

Man-made underground passage

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Killarriv holds two hollows aligned east-west inside a rath, perhaps marking a buried passage now lost beneath soil. The larger western hollow stretches fifteen metres, deep enough to swallow a standing person, while the smaller eastern hollow reaches six metres. No stone remains visible, but the shape suggests human hands cut through earth rather than water or time.
Within the N sector of the interior of a rath (GA097-108001-). Two hollows, both aligned on the same E-W axis, may mark the site of a Man-made underground passage though no stonework is visible. The larger hollow to the W is 15m long, 4m wide and 1.5m deep, while that to the E is 6m long; 4m wide and 1m deep. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 5 January 2018

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