
What is recorded here
Under the central mound of a rath in Lauragh Upper, a narrow depression marks the entrance to a hidden underground passage. People built the tunnel deliberately, perhaps to store goods, escape storms or connect the mound to another chamber. The earth above still holds the shape of that choice, waiting for someone brave enough to follow it into darkness.
In a rath (KE108-019----). According to local information, there is 'an underground passage' in this rath. A depression (1.6m E-W; 1.4m N-S; D 0.8m) to the E of the centre of the rath may mark the entrance to this possible Man-made underground passage.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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