Medieval Communication Routes through Longford and Roscommon and Their Associated Settlements

Linda M. Doran
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Abstract:This paper explores the direction and context of medieval communication channels in the territory covered by the modern counties of Longford and Roscommon. The network consisted of roadways-both local and interregional-and water-based arteries. The landscape of the area dictated how people moved across the terrain. Large tracts of bog generated a need for trackways to provide access to good land trapped in the peat. The extensive water system centred on the Shannon facilitated travel to otherwise isolated places. The numerous islands contain the remains of secular and religious settlements. The roads identified as belonging to the regional network are plotted on a map of the area. This mapping shows that the main factors shaping the road network were the location of the ritual centre at Cruachain and the siting of religious establishments. Two major roads-the Slighe Assail and the Slighe Mhór-linked an otherwise isolated area to the east-coast ports and to English and continental markets. The relationship of the roads in particular to medieval settlement patterns is examined.
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通过朗福德和罗斯康门及其相关定居点的中世纪通信路线
摘要:本文探讨了朗福德郡和罗斯康芒郡(Roscommon)所辖地区中世纪传播渠道的方向和语境。这个网络由本地和区域间的公路和水基干线组成。该地区的地形决定了人们在地形上的移动方式。大片的沼泽产生了对轨道的需求,以提供通往泥炭中的好土地的通道。以香农河为中心的广阔水系为前往其他偏远地区提供了便利。众多的岛屿包含了世俗和宗教定居点的遗迹。被确定为属于区域网络的道路被绘制在该地区的地图上。这幅地图显示,形成道路网络的主要因素是Cruachain仪式中心的位置和宗教场所的选址。两条主要道路——斯莱特亚塞尔和斯莱特Mhór-linked是通往东海岸港口和英国及大陆市场的孤立地区。道路的关系,特别是中世纪的定居点模式进行了审查。
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