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Cave

Man-made underground passage

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Cave is a man-made underground passage in Rosmore, County Sligo, Ireland. A four-metre-long, one-metre-wide and sixty-centimetre-high stone passage occupies the north-west quadrant of a rath. It extends north-eastwards into the rath interior while staying close to the bank. The south-west end remains intact for two metres with lintel roofing, but the remainder has collapsed.
In the NW quadrant of a rath (SL027-127001-). A stone-built passage (L 4m; Wth 1m; H 0.6m), built into the bank of the rath, extends north-eastwards into the interior of the rath but keeping close to the bank. The passage is intact at the SW end for a length of 2m and roofed with lintels. The remainder of the passage has collapsed. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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