What is recorded here

No stone or ditch remains, yet local tradition still points to a monastery hidden inside Reaghstown. The earth may be swallowing a chapel, a cloister or a burial ground, but memory keeps the shape alive. Forgetting is the real ruin; imagination is the scaffold that holds the lost place upright.

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 monastery site. No visible trace.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.