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

What is recorded here

Under a mound in Coole, people dug a passage through solid earth because the work suited human hands and human purposes. Local tradition still calls it a cave, misreading the shape of the choice. That is not a mistake born of ignorance; it is a boundary being tested. The chamber may have been built to exclude everyone, or to be remembered by everyone. Those are not the same claim, and the distinction should not be erased.

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 mound. (DEHLG file)

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