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Road - class 3 togher

Edercloon, County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Road - class 3 togher, Edercloon, County Longford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Edercloon
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.81459, -7.89589
SMR number
LF004-008----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

This togher (L 10.5m; Wth 3.6m; D 0.3m), orientated N‑S, consisted of sparsely laid longitudinal roundwood (av. diam. 0.07m; av. L 1m), brushwood (av. diam. 0.04m; av. L 0.3m) and twigs. Fragmentary and irregularly laid brushwood and twigs were also included throughout, but particularly towards the S end. A single peg (diam. 0.07m; L 0.35m) was set at 90° at the S end. At the N end was a scatter of c. seven woodchips (each c. 0.06m x 0.06m x 0.01m). The wood was in a good condition and c. 20% of the brushwood retained well‑preserved bark. Species used included birch and alder. Metal‑cut toolmarks were present on a moderate number of elements. The togher lay 0.05m above a platform (LF004‑041‑‑‑‑). Radiocarbon dating revealed a date range of 397‑203 cal BC (Wk‑21257) (Moore and O’Connor 2009a, 19, EDC 6).

Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data kindly supplied by Caitríona Moore.

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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