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Man-made underground passage in Proleek Acres

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

Under Proleek Acres, a man-made passage cuts through solid earth, joining hidden chambers beneath the fields. Local tradition calls it a cave, though no natural entrance remains visible. People may have dug it to store grain, hide during storms, or simply walk beneath the soil when darkness came above. The passage still belongs to the land, waiting for footsteps patient enough to return.
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 field S of earthwork site (LH004-070001-). (CLAJ 1942, 149-50)

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