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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
53.81439, -7.89556
SMR number
LF004-045----

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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 16.9m min.; Wth 1.45m max.; D 0.2m), orientated NE-SW, was composed predominantly of closely laid longitudinal brushwood (diam. 0.015-0.05m; L 5m max.) with two pieces of transverse brushwood spaced 0.25m apart. Large gaps along its length were filled with scattered fragments of brushwood. The maximum width of the togher was 1.45m, however, this was due to sporadic irregularly laid material and the actual togher surface width was c. 0.5m. The wood used was in good condition, only one piece had evidence of having been worked with a stone tool, the remainder of the branches were simply torn. The wood species used was hazel. The togher was located 0.04m beneath another togher (LF004-042----) and c. 1.9m below and, to the N of a further togher (LF004-039----) (Moore and O’Connor 2009a, 43, EDC 48).

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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