Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - unclassified togher
Ballindoolin, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballindoolin
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.38784, -7.02209
- SMR number
- KD002-012----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In Lucy's Wood on the W-edge, and apparently crossing the narrowest part of a small bog. A portion of wooden track way was uncovered during turf-cutting in the 1960's and comprised large oak planks, taken from split tree trunks, and laid side-by-side, two planks wide. Upright stakes along each side stood to 'waist height' and had forked tops to carry handrails (Mr. R.J.H. Tyrrell, pers. comm., SMR file). Three leather shoes were also found in this vicinity and were classified as 'Lucas Type 5', a form of shoe in use from the late 16th/17th C-mid 19th century. (Raftery 1969,476).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.