Road - class 1 togher

The National Monuments Service's description

A togher (L 750m; Wth 2.5m; D 0.23m), noted in 1988, orientated ENE-WSW, consisted of a superstructure of transverse roundwood and split stems, which had been laid on a substructure of longitudinal runners and transverse roundwood. There was evidence that a metal tool had been used. Dendrochronological dating revealed a date range of 2259±9 BC (Q7918). When inspected in 1999 the togher extended over the milled surface of twelve fields for an overall distance of 225m. It comprised longitudinal parallel roundwood (diam. 0.06-0.10m), brushwood (diam. 0.02-0.06m) and twigs. A small number of transverse pieces of brushwood of similar diameter were also visible and one worked chisel-point end was noted (Dunne 1999, 99LBW0008A-I). (Raftery 1990, 11-14; 1996, Corlea 6, 71-8)

Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin, and the Archaeological Development Services.

The attached image was taken by Prof. Barry Raftery and is uploaded courtesy of the Department of Archaeology, University College Dublin.

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Adams, B.W. 1881 Antiquarian notes, etc., of the parishes of Santry and Cloghran, Co. Dublin. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 15, 482-98.