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Man-made underground passage in Miles

Man-made underground passage

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No visible surface trace marks the eastern slope of the low knoll in Miles, yet local tradition insists a man-made passage lies buried beneath the pasture. The hidden tunnel may have served as a shelter, a storage hole, or a forgotten route between settlements, but the earth has swallowed the entrance and erased the proof. What remains is a quiet challenge to belief: an ordinary field may conceal a chamber built by human hands, waiting for someone patient enough to listen for the absence of light.
In pasture on E slope of low knoll. Local tradition of Man-made underground passage. No visible surface trace. Enclosure (CO135-049001-) short distance to NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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