2007:1351 - KINNEGAD BOG, Moydrum or Bogstown, Meath

This plank trackway was one of two trackways excavated in Kinnegad Bog as part of the 2007 Bord na Móna archaeological mitigation programme. The trackway was located in the south-east corner of the bog and was orientated east–west for 250m from the dry land on the south-east side of the bog towards a dry-land island within the southern side of the bog. It is probably part of the same routeway as another plank trackway (see No. 1339, Excavations 2007, 07E0496), located on the western side of the bog, which appeared to be orientated from the dry-land island to the western side of the bog. The site was sampled and dated after survey to 1569±9 BC. Three cuttings measuring 4m in width by 10m in length were excavated in the centre and close to the eastern and western ends of the trackway. The trackway was composed of longitudinally laid planks or squared oak timbers supported at either end by transverse planks or roundwoods. The longitudinally laid planks that constituted the walking surface of the trackway were frequently fragmented and as a result slightly displaced. Mortise holes, a small number with in situ pegs, were recorded on both the longitudinal and transverse elements. Pegs were recorded intermittently along the sides of the longitudinal planks to provide additional support to the walking surface.