What is recorded here

Beneath the Whiterath ringfort in County Louth, a twenty-eight-metre U-shaped passage waits in darkness, its drystone walls holding a chamber on a lower level. People robbed most lintels in the post-medieval period, yet a bone bead necklace and enamel-decorated bronze panel still lie buried there. The narrow space may have served as a hidden vault or seasonal refuge, allowing occupants to disappear beneath the earth when danger or weather closed the sky above.

Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence 99E0485). Located beneath ringfort (LH012-065001-). U-shaped passage (L 28.1m; Wth c. 1m) with drystone walls and a lintelled roof. Majority of lintels were robbed probably sometime in the post-medieval period. Two levels with a chamber at the lower level. Finds recovered included Man-made underground passage ware pottery, a bone bead necklace, a bronze panel with an enamel interlace decoration, iron slag and a large quantity of animal bone. (Ó Drisceoil 2002, 244) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 April 2012

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