What is recorded here

Beneath Naghan in County Down, a man-made passage descends into darkness while an inscribed grave slab waits unlocated above. The chamber may have served prayer, memory or concealment during the early Christian period. A person could have carved the stone, sealed the tunnel and left the address hidden from later hands.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Man-made underground passage & INSCRIBED GRAVE SLAB (unlocated). Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Man-made underground passage and inscribed grave slab dating to the Early Christian period; such features are rare in Northern Ireland and suggest early monastic or burial activity. The presence of an inscribed grave slab indicates possible ecclesiastical significance or high-status interment.

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