
What is recorded here
Under Chanonrock in County Louth, a man-made passage cuts through solid stone, defying the casual assumption that caves require water and patience. Local tradition still calls it a cave, misreading human intention as natural chance. The distinction matters because nature erodes without purpose while people dig with intent. Someone broke through rock there, perhaps to hide, worship or simply refuse the limits of the ground above.
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 this area.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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