Information about Caltraghard

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Caltraghard
Irish Form of Name:
Cealtrach Ard
Translation:
high burial place
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Caltraghard
Cealtrach Ard
Caltrahard Trig. Station
Caltrahard
Caltrahard Trig. Station Lt. Downes Observers
Description:
This station is 286 feet above low water mark.
Situation:
It is situated about 9½ chains North East of the junction of the townlands of Hundred Acres, Baunogues and Ashfield.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Caltraghard is in Baunoges townland.