Survey Data
Reg No
30402405
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1840 - 1860
Coordinates
84293, 254046
Date Recorded
26/08/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch limestone road bridge, built c.1850, spanning tributary of An Mhoing Bhuí [Muingboy]. Segmental arch with roughly dressed voussoirs and coursed snecked rubble walls and coursed rubble soffit. Rubble stone parapets, copings and end piers. Return walls to ends of bridge.
Appraisal
This is a good example of modest mid-nineteenth-century engineering that forms a vital transport and communication link between the Maumturk and Twelve Pin Mountains. It is aesthetically pleasing and retains its original quality, a testament to the skilled local craftsmanship. The snecked limestone block construction gives the bridge increased strength which is essential as the river is susceptible to flooding.