Survey Data
Reg No
13400309
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
227109, 293606
Date Recorded
12/06/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arched road bridge over small unnamed stream linking Lough Gowna and Lough Naback, built c. 1800. Round-headed arch having dressed limestone voussoirs to arch. Dressed limestone masonry to barrel. Squared limestone rubble masonry to abutments, spandrels and parapets. Dressed limestone coping over parapet to the west; parapet to east side of bridge rebuilt c. 1960 having concrete walls with stepped profile. Side elevations now overgrown with vegetation. Located to the northeast of Ballinamuck and to the southeast of Moyne.
Appraisal
Although the parapet to the east side has been rebuilt in recent years, this simple single-arched road bridge retains much of its early form and character. It probably dates to c. 1800, a period when a great many small-scale bridges of this type were constructed throughout Ireland by the Grand Juries (the forerunners of the County Councils). It is well-built with good quality dressed limestone masonry to the voussoirs, and represents a modest example of the skill of local craftsmen at the time of construction. This modest bridge is typical of its type and date and is an addition to the built heritage of the local area, adding interesting to the rural landscape to the northeast corner of County Longford.