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Cave

Man-made underground passage

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Cave is a man-made underground passage in Knockacappul (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It appears as a sloping trench 4 metres long, 2.5 metres wide and 0.4 metre deep, aligned north to south, with a 1.5 metre by 1.5 metre opening blocked by earth and stone. The trench lies 4 metres north of the base of the central hillock.
In a rath (SL035-015001-), on the N side of a central hillock. A sloping trench (L 4m; Wth 2.5m; D 0.4m; long axis N-S) with an opening (1.5m x 1.5m), blocked with earth and stone, is visible 4m N of the base of the hillock. 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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