Survey Data
Reg No
15312034
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
258050, 250853
Date Recorded
19/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arched road bridge over Riverstown River, built c.1800. Constructed using rubble limestone with roughly dressed limestone voussoirs to the arch. Rubble limestone coping over parapets. Cast-iron ties to sides of bridge. Water channel now cement rendered. Located to the southwest of Killucan/Rathwire.
Appraisal
A well-built small-scale bridge, which retains its early form and fabric. It is well-built using local rubble limestone, attesting to the skillful craftsmanship available at the time of its construction. This bridge is very typical of the many small-scale bridges that were built by the Grand Juries to improve the transport system in Ireland, particularly during the late eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, a period of relative economic prosperity. The cast-iron ties to the side of the bridge are an interesting feature. This single-arch road bridge is part of the local infrastructure and as such is of social significance.