Survey Data
Reg No
12400606
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1790 - 1810
Coordinates
257893, 177735
Date Recorded
13/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Two-arch rubble limestone road bridge over river, c.1800. Random rubble limestone walls with rubble limestone triangular cut-water to pier, and rubble limestone coping to parapets. Pair of segmental arches with squared rubble stone voussoirs, and rendered soffits. Sited spanning Dinin River.
Appraisal
An elegantly-composed bridge of considerable vintage incorporating two substantial arches resting on a slender pier, thereby representing an important element of the civil engineering heritage of County Kilkenny. Making a positive impression at a crossing over the Dinin River the construction in locally-sourced rubble stone produces a rustic quality serving to integrate the composition pleasantly into the surrounding rural landscape.