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Road, class 2 togher

What is recorded here

A togher (L 240m min.; Wth 0.3m; D 0.16m), noted in 1987, consisting of longitudinal thin oak planks laid end to end (orientated NW-SE) and supported by short transverse timbers. In some places the planks were stabilised by very small stakes placed through drilled holes. Dendrochronological date AD 587±9 (Q6696). (Raftery 1990, 47; 1996, Corlea 5, 65-71) Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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