Man-made underground passage in Carnalughoge — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Carnalughoge in County Louth contains a man-made underground passage inside a ringfort. Local tradition remembers it as a hidden cave for people who needed to leave behind and reappear elsewhere. The passage may have been a warning system, a trade route or an escape path during storms and conflict. It still belongs to the townland because it changed the shape of the field and the memory of the people who lived there.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Local tradition of a 'cave' in a ringfort in this townland. (IFC Schools MSS 665, 168)

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.