Road

On flat bogland which is partly cut-away on the N bank of the W-E Lung river, c. 1km from where it enters Lough Gara Upper. Investigated in 1966 by E. Rynne. A N-S stone and timber structure (L c. 430m), c. 0.6-1.5m below the surface of the bog, led to what must once have been a fording point across the Lung river as it is continued by the wooden togher (RO008-027----) on the S bank. At the S end of this section the construction consisted of a sub-structure of brushwood overlain by tranverse planks (alder) retained by vertical pegs of oak and birch, with a superstructure of two layers of sandstone flags also retained by vertical pegs, forming a narrow walking surface (Wth c. 0.9m). At the N end a stone paving supported by a sub-structure of longditudional roundwoods and planks (Ash) was retained by pegs (alder and oak) above a layer of brushwood. It provided radiocarbon dates of 1398-1217 BC (3050±25 BP; GrN-14730) (Brindley and Lanting 1998, 55). It is no longer visible at ground level, although it may survive in uncut sections of bog. (NMI File; Golden 1992) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010