Survey Data
Reg No
13400201
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1790 - 1830
Coordinates
217804, 292220
Date Recorded
09/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch road bridge over unnamed stream linking Clooncose Lough (north) and Fearglass Lough (south), built c. 1810. Segmental-headed arch with dressed V-jointed sandstone voussoirs. Squared sandstone abutments and arch barrel. Rubble sandstone spandrel walls and parapets. Parapet walls overgrown with vegetation. Located to the northeast of Ballinamuck spanning border with County Leitrim (west/northwest).
Appraisal
This bridge shows evidence of highly skilled craftsmanship in its sandstone stonemasonry, particularly in the V-profiled dressed voussoirs to the arch and to the arch barrel. It survives in good condition but there is some damage to the parapet walls and the structure is currently largely obscured by vegetation. The use of sandstone for its construction is unusual in the area. Its form suggests that it dates to the late-eighteenth or early-nineteenth century, a time when a great many bridges of this type were constructed in Ireland (many by the Grand Juries). It marks the border between Counties Longford and Leitrim, adding historic interest to its pleasant rural location.