What is recorded here
Under Port, a man-made passage waits inside earth that once grew oats or hosted prayers. Tradition calls it a cave hidden beneath Mass Field or Chapel Field, suggesting worship and memory may have shaped the dug space. Whether built for shelter, storage or ritual, the chamber still holds human intention beneath an ordinary Irish landscape.
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 'Mass Field' or 'Chapel Field'. (IFC Schools MSS 672, 1-3)
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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