Survey Data
Reg No
15304015
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1830 - 1835
Coordinates
240211, 264343
Date Recorded
30/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch road bridge over River Gaine, built c.1833. Constructed of rubble limestone with cut limestone voussoirs to arch and crenellated coping to parapet. Widened on east side with shuttered concrete parapet walls. Inscribed limestone plaque to western parapet reads 'This bridge was erected at the expense of Mr. Patrick Keena of Cullen as a mark of regard for the Franciscan convent of Multyfarnham in pious memory of his son Master John Keena who died 28 July 1831'. Situated in the grounds of Multyfarnham Abbey to southwest of St. Francis Church.
Appraisal
An attractive modest-scale bridge, which retains its early character despite mid twentieth-century alterations. It was constructed using good quality local limestone. The inscribed plaque helps to add historical interest and it remains an attractive feature with the mature grounds of Multyfarnham Abbey.