Survey Data
Reg No
11221019
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Road (section of)
In Use As
Road (section of)
Date
1750 - 1810
Coordinates
312435, 223749
Date Recorded
20/06/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Surviving section of cobbled military road within Massy's Woods, c.1780. Bridge over the Owendoher with cyclopean stonework leads to best preserved section of road beneath revetment walls, and showing cobbled gutters. Further west the road becomes a forest track and vanishes into woodland beneath modern Killakee Road.
Appraisal
This section of military road has miraculously escaped modern resurfacing, and in places can be seen in its earlier form. Most is covered with storm-washed material, but this is further preserving the fabric. The singular most impressive feature is the bridge in the east, when observed from upstream. Its presence adds further importance to the Killakee Estate through which it runs.