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forts or raths, in which case the flue runs to the outer side of 

 the sloping bank of the rath. One of the nearest to Belfast, 

 easily approached and entered, is on a farm at Bog Head, on 

 the Six-mile Water, in the Grange of Muckamore, near the 

 town of Antrim. This souterrain has the singular peculiarity 

 of being two-storied. It is easy of entrance, and well worth 

 a visit. 



A very fine example of a souterrain inside a fort may 

 be inspected at Stranocum, in the grounds of W; Ford- 

 Hutchinson, which was discovered in 1897, and is like the 

 letter Y on plan. There is also an extensive one at Tyrella, 

 in the county of Down, and within easy distance of Dundrum 

 or Downpatrick. 



Other examples more or less difficult can be found in the 

 county of Antrim at Holywell, Dunagore, Broughshane, Glen- 

 wherry, Toomebridge, Ballycastle, and in the county of Down 

 at Craigavad, Downpatrick, Ardtole near Ardglass, etc., but 

 many of them have been closed up, as they were dangerous 

 to cattle, and a visitor may be disappointed at the end of 

 his journey. Stone implements and bones have been found 

 in some of them, also pottery, but they have not yet been 

 systematically investigated. 



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