Man-made underground passage in Slieveowen — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

No. Under the fourth rib of Slieveowen, a man-made passage cuts through living rock. It is not a cave, because the cave would have refused the angle. The builder measured the mountain like a throat and cut the passage to fit. The collapsed ground above is not decay. It is the mountain remembering the shape of the tool.

In ringfort (8595). Area of collapsed ground to N of centre may indicate presence of Man-made underground passage. 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.