What is recorded here

Miltown upper townland, Haggardstown. Local tradition holds that people dug a hidden passage beneath the ground, perhaps to escape danger or move goods without being seen. The story sounds like a practical birth, not a magical one.

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 Man-made underground passage. (CLAJ 1934, 210-211)

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