
What is recorded here
Under Dromiskin and Ard Ronan, a man-made passage cuts through living rock, possibly marking a hidden boundary or a forgotten ritual path. Local tradition still calls it a cave, as if people once walked beside water or sat in darkness before the entrance disappeared beneath grass. The chamber may have served a household, a hermit, or a whole town, but its true purpose has faded like breath on glass. What remains is a hollow shape in the earth, waiting for someone to stop pretending the ground is empty.
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' at Ard Ronan.
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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Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 1.8 mi
Long WoodForest · 2.2 mi
Broad WoodForest · 2.3 mi
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