Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - unclassified togher
Ranaghan, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ranaghan
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.65108, -7.23244
- SMR number
- WM008-116----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
A road running through an area of bogland that is annotated 'Old Togher' on an 18th century estate map of Barbavilla Demesne (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (009) ). This area of bogland is incorrectly annotated 'Knocknacoitia' on the OS 6-inch map. The hill 'Knocknacoitia' which overlooks Lough Lene is located 300m N of this area of bog.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 19 July 2019
References
NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (009) - National Library of Ireland, A map of Barbavilla demense in the barony of Fore and County of Westmeath. Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown. Longfield Map Collection, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.