Survey Data
Reg No
20909614
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1850 - 1890
Coordinates
146880, 56615
Date Recorded
02/12/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch road bridge, built c.1870, spanning tributary. Coursed rubble stone walls and parapets, with rounded rendered coping and having roughly dressed limestone voussoirs to round-headed arch.
Appraisal
Unusually tall, Gurteen Bridge is a well-designed and finely executed bridge. It serves as a reminder of the quality of the engineering and local craftsmanship in the nineteenth century. The bridge was constructed when the main Macroom to Bandon road was diverted to avoid passing the gable of Gurteen House, which was then apparently owned by an engineer with influential connections.