Road - road/trackway

The National Monuments Service's description

According to O'Kelly (1942-3, 179-80) this standing stone (LI023-115----] in Ballingoola was one of seven (LI023-115/072/074/116/073/075-) in the townland which marked the route of an ancient road which ran 'from Lough Gur Cross (LI032-061----) to the northern barony boundary. Beyond this (in the barony of Clanwilliam) the line is marked by further three stones. These stones seem to mark the line of an ancient road or track. The track itself is visible only for a short distance in the townland of Ballingoola connecting stones No. 2 [LI023-072----] and 3 [LI023-116----] above and continuing for some little distance on each side of them. Just north of stone No. 2 [LI023-072----] the track runs across a field which was ploughed in 1941. The surface of the track was disturbed and showed as a broad band of limestone chippings cutting across the dark coloured soil' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180).
Linear feature running roughly N-S between three standing stones (LI023-116/073-/075----) visible on OSi orthoimage taken between 2005-11 appears to represent the remains of this roadway.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien with details provided by Sarah McCutcheon

Date of upload: 4 October 2021

References

O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.