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Road - class 1 togher

Islands (galmoy By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland

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Townland
Islands (galmoy By.)
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.73020, -7.62116
SMR number
KK012-081----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

A togher (L 712m; Wth 1.39m; D 0.26m), orientated E-W, constructed of planks, roundwood and brushwood, and varies in composition along its length. Discovered by Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (UCD) in 1995 during a pilot survey of the Littleton Works. This togher continues into Tipperary where it is recorded as TS036-050----.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 2 July 2019

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