What is recorded here
Dungooly is known for a man-made underground passage in a ringfort, though local tradition still calls it a cave. The distinction matters because the passage was built rather than dug by water or time. It may have served as a cellar, a refuge or a hidden route for people who lived beside the fort. In that dark tube beneath the earth, human hands shaped the stone and human fear or ambition gave the work a reason.
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' in ringfort (LH004-005001-).
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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