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Castlemacgarrett originally Castlemagarret House, County Mayo 31311124 Reg. No. 31311124 Date 1885 - 1890 Previous Name N/A Townland CASTLEMAGARRETPARK OLD County County Mayo Coordinates 134446, 270991 Categories of Special Interest ARCHITECTURAL HISTORICAL SOCIAL TECHNICAL Rating Regional Original Use bridge In Use As bridge   Description Two-arch road bridge over river, dated 1887. Part creeper- or ivy-covered tuck pointed snecked limestone walls centred on tooled limestone ashlar rounded cutwaters to pier having domed capping with tooled cut-limestone "saddleback" coping to parapets centred on lichen-covered cut-limestone date stone ("1887"). Pair of segmental arches with tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs. Set in unkempt grounds shared with Castlemacgarett spanning Robe River with overgrown banks to river. Appraisal A bridge contributing positively to the group and setting values of the Castlemacgarrett estate with the architectural value of the composition, one doubling as a memorial to Christina Browne (née Guthrie) (1834-87), Lady Oranmore and Browne, confirmed not only by the "sparrow pecked" sheer limestone dressings demonstrating good quality workmanship, but also by the elegant "sweep" of the arches making a pleasing visual statement at a crossing over the Robe River.   Back To Results