Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - class 3 togher
Pallasboy, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Pallasboy
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.36612, -7.38448
- SMR number
- WM039-240----
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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
The site (L 1.8m min.; Wth 0.7m; D 0.15m) consists of two radially split oak planks (av. Wth 0.2m; av. D 0.1m) orientated N-S. A single plank lies in the opposing drain face. Dendrochronologically dated to 96±9 BC or later (Q10042). The site is situated in poorly to moderately humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and ericaceous roots and wood fragments.
Date of upload: 14 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Road - class 2 togherunder 1 mi
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Road - class 3 togherunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.