Survey Data

Reg No

20506266


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Architectural, Technical


Original Use

Tunnel


In Use As

Tunnel


Date

1850 - 1860


Coordinates

168366, 72278


Date Recorded

29/06/1995


Date Updated

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Description

Railway tunnel, built 1855; 1355 yards in length having massive rusticated limestone entrance archway.

Appraisal

The massive entrance arch is partly obscured by the Lower Glanmire Road, but the tunnel's technical value is as important as the streetscape value.