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Road - class 2 togher

Cloonfore, County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Road - class 2 togher, Cloonfore, 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
Cloonfore
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.66761, -7.92198
SMR number
LF018-119----

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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

Fragmentary remains of a brushwood togher (overall L 15.3m; original Wth 1.2m) were located on the field surface, in the centre of two adjacent fields, largely milled out. 20A: exposed area (1m x 0.7m) E of a drain. Longitudinal brushwood (diam. 0.015-0.03m), orientated E-W to WNW-ESE. 20B: W of drain. Longitudinal brushwood (diam. 0.01-0.05m) with larger pieces (0.045-0.05m) forming the sides of the togher (original Wth 1.2m; overall Wth 1.3m) oriented E-W to WNW-ESE. The presence of old bamboo in the drain indicated that this monument was included in the original Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (UCD) survey. (Dunne 1999, 47, 99DD0020A-B)

Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by Jane Whitaker, Archaeological Development Services.

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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