What is recorded here

Drumgowna hides a man-made passage with steps inside a fox covert, local people claim. Whether the cave served humans or animals remains uncertain, but the built shape and stepped entrance suggest deliberate use beneath the soil. The story lives in the region because an ordinary field may contain a hidden chamber, waiting for someone curious enough to look inside.

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', with passage and steps, in a fox covert.

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