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Man-made underground passage in Annagap,ballynacourty

Man-made underground passage

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Annagap, ballynacourty holds a man-made underground passage within Lisracreeveen, a roughly circular rath at the western edge of the Anascaul valley. Dense vegetation still hides its exact shape, but the passage remains a deliberate cut through ancient earth. It may have served as a shelter, a boundary marker or a forgotten route through low-lying land. Whatever its purpose, it shows that people shaped this quiet valley long before modern roads or fields arrived.
Lisracreeveen/Lios or Ráth an Chraoibhín: Roughly circular rath KE044-117---- is situated in low-lying land at the W end of the Anascaul valley. Dense vegetation prevents a close examination of the mounds and depressions that occur in the interior, but An Seabhac (1939, 181) mentions a small Man-made underground passage within the site. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 287. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 6 August 2013

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