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Road - class 3 togher

Barrysbrook, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Road - class 3 togher, Barrysbrook, 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
Barrysbrook
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.34774, -7.23567
SMR number
OF010-400----

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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

The site (L 2.08m min.; Wth 1.73m; D 0.17m) is orientated N-S and consists of five separate layers. The basal layer (L 1.75m min.; Wth 0.72m; D 0.08m) consists of transverse brushwood and roundwoods. Above this is a layer (L 2.08m min.; Wth 1.18m; D 0.12m) of longitudinal brushwood and roundwoods. The third layer (L 1.56m min.; Wth 0.24m; D 0.03m) consists of very densely packed longitudinal brushwood. Above this, but only present on the E side of the site, lies a tightly packed bed of twigs (L 0.36m; Wth 0.34m; D 0.03m). The uppermost layer (L 1.17m min.; Wth 0.7m; D 0.04m) consists of densely laid transverse brushwood, up to three pieces deep. This layer has been subject to machine damage and is very degraded. The lower layers are in poor to moderate condition. Woodworking is evidenced by two toolmarks. This site lies in well-humified Sphagnum peat with some ericaceous remains.

Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin).

Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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