Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - unclassified togher
Coolatubbrid, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolatubbrid
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.91304, -8.61435
- SMR number
- CO073-030----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Along valley bottom of small stream flowing S to N. Two oak planks (L 1.6m; 0.3m x 0.3m; L 1.7m; c. 0.4m x c. 0.3m) and other small fragments of same dredged when remains of 19th century roadway were being removed from bed of valley. The planks appear to be remains of togher or wooden trackway following same line as later road. When stream dredged, section of trackway evident, crossing line of stream. Timbers recovered but insufficient rings for dendrochronology date.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.