Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - class 3 togher
Derries (ballycowan By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derries (ballycowan By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.31261, -7.60781
- SMR number
- OF008-066----
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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
Situated on poorly drained land with bog to N. Three timbers belonging to a short togher were unearthed c. 0.3-0.5m below the surface of the ground by the local landowner while carrying out land reclamation in this area. The togher (L c. 3m; Wth 9-15m) is orientated E-W and consists of three or four longitudinal oak planks (dims. L 15.2m/9m; 0.3m x 0.2m) laid side by side which appear to overlie a dense bed of twigs. The planks appear to have been laid down over a small pond or waterlogged hollow depression in order to provide access over this waterlogged area. There are no visible remains of any other timbers belonging to this togher. This class 3 togher or short peatland structure appears to have been laid down to provide a crossing over the pond feature connecting two pieces of dry land on either side of the pond.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 16 December 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosure1 mi
- Mass-rock1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medieval1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.