Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre
near Longford-Kenagh Road R397or Mullingar-Lanesboro Road R3
IE- Kenagh, Co. Longford
(Longford (ir. Contae an Longfoirt))
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Kontakt / Contact:
Fax.: +353 43 22442
Info Telefon: +353 43 22386
Öffnungszeiten/Opening hours
April - Sept Daily 10:00-18:00
Sammelschwerpunkte/Main collections
The Centre interprets an Iron Age bog road which was built in the year 148 BC across the boglands close to the River Shannon. The oak road is the largest of its kind to have been uncovered in Europe and was excavated over the years by Prof. Barry Raftery of Univ. College Dublin. Inside the building, an 18 metre stretch of preserved road is on permanent display in a specially designed hall with humidifiers to prevent the ancient wood from cracking in the heat.
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