What is recorded here

Ballymageragh is a man-made underground passage hidden behind an ordinary house. Local story claims the cave stretches farther than anyone has walked, swallowing torchlight and patience alike. The building above may have been built to keep the hole forgotten, or the hole may have been dug to keep the building secret. Either way, the ground under Louth still holds a room no map admits.

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' at the rear of a house.

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