What is recorded here
Two natural caves in Kinkeel, County Antrim, keep the kind of darkness that makes human small. They are recorded without a date, which suits them: stone does not need a calendar to be old. If people ever entered, they entered blind, listening for water and their own breath. The caves still ask that much.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Natural caves (2). Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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