What is recorded here

Underground in Haynestown, men laid stone before written memory. Road works opened the narrow passage in 1975, revealing a dropped chamber hidden beneath an ordinary field. It may have stored grain, hidden people, or served a household long forgotten. The tunnel has closed again, but its shape remains a small defiance of time.

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 Discovered during road-widening in 1975. The site is located on a slight gravel ridge and consisted of a section of drystone-built passage (L 5.3m, Wth 0.7m, H 0.7m) aligned NW-SE. Blocked at both ends by collapse. (CLAJ 1975, 194-5)

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