What is recorded here

Killally holds a narrow drystone tube, nearly ten metres long and barely wide enough for one person to crawl through. A plough broke the soil in 1987, revealing the blocked northern end beneath a modern fence and suggesting the original entrance faced that way. The deliberate closure turns the passage into a hidden chamber rather than a simple tunnel, perhaps sealing memory, warning or ownership inside the hill.

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 Situated on S slope of E-W ridge, 18m SE of Man-made underground passage LH007-108002-. Discovered during ploughing in 1987. Modern entrance at SE end of passage. The Man-made underground passage consists of a drystone-built passage (L 9.9m, Wth 0.8m, H 1m) sloping from N-S-SE. The passage is deliberately blocked at the N end, where it is directly under the modern field fence. Original entrance most probably at this point. Traces of enclosure (LH007-108001-) visible as surface cropmark. Tradition of further Man-made underground passage downslope to S in same field (see LH007-109---).

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