Survey Data
Reg No
41401728
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1810 - 1830
Coordinates
256386, 319889
Date Recorded
30/05/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arch bridge, built c.1820, carrying road over River Bunnoe. Segmental arch, with dressed sandstone voussoirs and gunnelled soffits. Dressed stone abutments. Roughly coursed rubble stone to spandrel and parapet walls, dressed stone coping to parapets. Parapet damaged to south of east elevation.
Appraisal
This solidly constructed, engagingly simple, bridge, fulfils an important function in carrying the road over the River Bunnoe. It is representative of the development of the road network in Ireland throughout the early nineteenth century. Although it is not widely visible, its elegant arch is enlivened by dressed stone, which is testament to the skill and craftsmanship of stone-workers at the time of its erection.