What is recorded here

Nobody knows when hands first cut the passage or why they vanished instead of building upward. It remains a narrow underground tunnel in Mapastown, not a cave born of water or time. Local people still call it a cave because mystery sounds better than admission that someone made it.

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.