What is recorded here

Creevy Rising is an area inside Creevy Cave in Cloghvally Lower, County Monaghan, where cavers first entered in the 1960s but did not recognise its archaeological meaning until 2009. They found a possible hearth and post-medieval pottery on an earthen platform six and a half metres long and four metres wide, bounded by stones beside a separate stone structure. The cave may have served as a hidden kitchen, shelter or meeting place long before modern boots marked its floor.

An area in Creevy Cave, known as 'Creevy Rising' was first recorded by cavers in the 1960's, however its archaeological significance wasn't noted until 2009. A possible hearth and post-medieval pottery on an earthen platform (L 6.5m; Wth 4m) defined by stones along with a stone structure (MO031-137002-) were recorded. (Dowd et al. 2011; 36-9) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 24 June 2011

Cave in Cloghvally Lower is a karst cave formed through the dissolution of underlying limestone. Archaeological investigation in 2009 revealed a possible hearth and post-medieval pottery, suggesting limited human activity in the area during the early modern period.

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