Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - class 2 togher
Bawnreagh, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bawnreagh
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.65905, -7.65014
- SMR number
- TS042-057----
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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
On flat commercial bog worked by Bord Na Mona with good views in all directions, Leighmore churches (TN042-055001- and TN042-055003-) are located 1.5km to the NW. One of three toghers which were identified by Bord Na Mona while harvesting peat in Littleton Bog and were subsequently investigated in 1960 by the National Museum. All three toghers were 1km apart and were built to provide a bridge between dryland in the townland of Leigh to the W and Bawnreagh to the E. Two of the toghers are located in North Tipperary (TN042-039001- and TN042-056001-). This togher ran in a NW-SE direction and was c. 4m below the surface of the bog when inspected. This togher was identified in a number of excavated trenches and components identified included a plank, stake and peg (Rynne 1965, 142; Lucas 1985, 39-40). It runs into North Tipperary (TN042-057----).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Rynne, E. 1965b Toghers in Littleton Bog, Co. Tipperary. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 9, 138-44.
Lucas, A.T. 1985 Toghers or causeways: some evidence from archaeological, literary, historical and placename sources. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 85C, 37-60.
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