Survey Data
Reg No
14917014
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Tunnel
In Use As
Tunnel
Date
1840 - 1860
Coordinates
232246, 222779
Date Recorded
10/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Arched masonry span pedestrian underpass built, c.1840, beneath public road traversing Charleville Castle demesne. Random rubble construction with semicircular arch profile. Dressed limestone voussoirs. Wrought-iron gates to south end.
Appraisal
This finely executed tunnel links those lands of Charleville Castle demesne that are divided by a public road. Like many of the Charleville structures, its tooled stone construction stands as testament to the highly skilled craftsmanship utilised in demesne architecture. Executed as part of the improvements carried out within the demesne by the 3rd Earl of Charleville who inherited the estate in 1851 and died in 1859.