Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - class 3 togher
Derraghan More,derryglogher, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derraghan More,derryglogher
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.62144, -7.88905
- SMR number
- LF022-129----
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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
Originally recorded as four parallel, large roundwoods (exposed L 3m; Wth 2m) located on the field surface and showing evidence of woodworking. A number of small brushwood pieces appeared to have overlain the roundwood transversely. Two pegs were also noted (Dunne 1999, 15, 99DR0005A). Excavation in 2001 revealed the togher to be Neolithic in origin (2916 BC), orientated NE-SW, and connected to another togher (LF022-128----) with a different orientation (Whitaker 2009, 14). The remains consisted of six roundwoods (diam. 0.06-0.15m) and numerous pieces of brushwood (diam. 0.02-0.05m) and it continued outside the excavation cutting to the SE and S.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by Jane Whitaker, Archaeological Development Services.
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Road - class 2 togherunder 1 mi
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Road - unclassified togherunder 1 mi
- Road - unclassified togherunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.