What is recorded here

Killincoole holds a man-made underground passage that local tradition still calls a cave. Whether people dug it for storage, ritual or escape, the earth swallowed the reason but kept the shape. A dark tunnel in County Louth does not need a grand claim; it only needs a lantern, patience and the admission that humans often build wonders they forget.

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'.

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