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Road - gravel/stone trackway - peatland

Tumbeagh, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Road - gravel/stone trackway - peatland, Tumbeagh, County Offaly, 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
Tumbeagh
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
53.31636, -7.76651
SMR number
OF007-350----

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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

Stone-paved road (L. 1.5km Wth 3m) running roughly E-W across the peatland connecting a house known locally as Derryvane House standing on Derryvane Island in the centre of Tumbeagh bog to dryland to the W. A 17th century house (OF007-065----) stands at the W end of this road which partially survives as a laneway where it runs across the dry-land. Roadway running across bog depicted on 1838 ed. OSi 6-inch map and on Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Aoife Phelan

Date of upload: 6 October 2021

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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