Corlea Trackway
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Corlea Trackway is an Iron Age wooden road preserved in a bog in County Longford, Ireland, notable for its exceptional state of preservation and archaeological importance.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age monument
ⓘ
ancient road ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | prehistoric ritual and economic activity ⓘ |
| builtOver | raised bog ⓘ |
| conservationMethod | in situ preservation in climate-controlled building ⓘ |
| constructedBy | local Iron Age communities ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
| datingMethod | dendrochronology ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | peat extraction ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1984 ⓘ |
| environment | waterlogged peat ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | 148 BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Irish archaeologists ⓘ |
| exhibits | section of original roadway ⓘ |
| governingBody | Heritage Services of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | approximately 53.65°N 7.75°W ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationCentre | Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
preserved oak planks
ⓘ
transverse sleepers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1 kilometer ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Longford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bog landscape ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Irish Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Keenagh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
alder wood
ⓘ
oak wood ⓘ |
| nearbySimilarSite |
Derraghan More trackway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other midland bog trackways ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| preservationState | exceptional ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | national monument of Ireland ⓘ |
| purpose |
causeway across bog
ⓘ
route for wheeled vehicles ⓘ |
| researchField |
experimental archaeology
ⓘ
wetland archaeology ⓘ |
| significance |
important for study of prehistoric engineering
ⓘ
key evidence for Iron Age transport in Ireland ⓘ major Iron Age wooden road in Europe ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | cultural heritage attraction ⓘ |
| width | approximately 3.5 meters ⓘ |
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