Man-made underground passage in Gortavehy East — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Yes. An underground chamber in Gortavehy East collapsed into a narrow depression beside the heart of the ringfort. People may have built it to hide, meditate or keep something sacred from ordinary eyes. The earth took back the chamber, but it never erased the shape of what fit inside.

In ringfort (8331). Depression (L 1.8m; Wth 0.7m; D 0.6m) just E of centre may indicate position of collapsed chamber. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.