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Man-made underground passage in Monavallet

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

Monavallet holds a man-made underground passage behind an outbuilding, built from dry stone and remembered through local tradition. The stones fit together without mortar, suggesting craftspeople understood pressure, drainage and darkness well enough to keep the way open. People may have stored goods, hidden themselves or simply enjoyed the cool quiet beneath the fields. Whatever the purpose, the passage still belongs to the land and waits for someone curious enough to listen.
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 drystone passage at the rear of an outbuilding at Monavallet.

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

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