Survey Data
Reg No
41400101
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1795 - 1805
Coordinates
264851, 351543
Date Recorded
24/03/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Two-arch limestone road bridge, built c.1800 over River Blackwater. Segmental arches with rusticated ribbon dressed voussoirs. Round-plan dressed limestone cut-waters to north-west and south-east elevations of central pier, having tooled platband at impost level. Coursed and snecked squared rubble limestone to arch soffit, spandrel and parapet walls, some render to parapets. Paired masonry string courses at base of parapets.
Appraisal
This fine stone bridge is a picturesque landmark on the Ulster Blackwater. The well-executed cut-waters and arch are accomplished in fine masonry, illustrating the quality of craftsmanship and skill in stonework in the nineteenth century. The remnants of render to the north-west elevation suggest that originally the fine stonework of the cut-waters and voussoirs were the only exposed portions, explaining the contrast between these and the rubble stone walls. That this bridge remains in use today is also testament to the superiority of its construction.