Souterrain

The National Monuments Service's description

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

Described by Wright (1758, 16-17, pl 10) as being close to Balregan Castle. It appears from Wright's drawing to consist of a passage with two or three steps at a point one-third of the way along its length. Near the end of the passage is a short section of a passage leading off at right angles. A drop-hole creep gives access to a short length of passage overhead, from which a second drop-hole descends again to the lower level. The second passage extends for some distance, finally terminating in a gallery set at right angles. The general plan of the souterrain is H-shaped, but no scale is incorporated to suggest comparative size.