What is recorded here

Underground and deliberate, the passage lies north of Cartanstown House, a man-made cut beneath the Louth soil. Local story calls it a cave, but its shape suggests hands, not water. Built for passage, concealment or ceremony, it still points to the hidden life lived above the town.

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' to N of Cartanstown House.

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