Cave

The National Monuments Service's description

On the NE flanks of a hill in the eastern Burren some 4.3km NW of Carron village. A number of pottery sherds and animal bones were discovered in a previously unknown cave in December 2020 by a caver, Donal Hogan. The cave was inspected and assessed under licence by Dr. Marion Dowd in 2021 (Licence no. 21E297). The following details are from that report. A natural limestone cave (max. L 2.7m; max. H 1.9m) with the entrance (Wth 0.5m; H 0.45m) oriented NE commanding panoramic views. There is a drop (0.7m) inside the entrance to a passage (Wth c. 0.8m; L 1.5m) that opens into an oval-shaped chamber (1m x 1.2m). At the junction of the passage and chamber there is a second drop of 0.4m.   There is a concentration of Early Bronze Age and early medieval monuments in the vicinity. A wedge tomb (CL005—160027-) lies c. 200m to the NW while two cists (CL005-160047- and CL005-160028-) lie c. 200m to the S. A cashel (CL005-160031-) is located c. 150m to the S, a second cashel (CL005-160026-) is c. 200m to the W and a third cashel (CL005-160033-) is c. 230m to the SE. 

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 18 November 2027

References

Dowd, M. 2021 Archaeological inspection and assessment, Poll Bunker, Poulbaun townland, Clare. Licence no. 21E297 Unpublished report. National Monuments Service.