200 year old sunken lane

Lazairus

we have an old cart way that id say dates back before 1840's. It was the original access way to our house.

today old a fraction remains.

Does anybody have similar examples

what were they used for?

Do i still have the right of way?

thanks
ciaran
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http://iskeraulin.wordpress.com/old-cartway/

Red_Marauder

There are a number of these at home on my Dads farm where I grew up. They are simply entrances to dwellings as far as I know.

Many have been removed for modern pasture management but remember that your average farm today would have been many individual smallholdings back a few hundred years ago.

As for right of way, I'm not sure. You might have to check up with the Land Registry who hold information like this. There may be a Deed of Grant document for access by the occupier of the servient property (your house), or there might be a right of way by prescription, which just means you've been using the route so long that you have established a right of way in effect.

CDfm

You can also look at the local area with the 1911 census. You an also look up griffits valuations of the area.

Townslands were a very small areas so it can be easier to find than you think.

I feel a Time Team episode coming on.