What is recorded here
17m long exposure of a gravel roadway in a series of peat banks which have been machine cut. This top of the togher is approximately 20cm below the top of the bog.
A togher (peatland trackway), likely medieval in date, constructed as a raised gravel path across wetland terrain. It represents local adaptation to the landscape for transport and communication in a peat-rich environment.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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