Survey Data
Reg No
15613010
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Scientific, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1700 - 1840
Coordinates
312416, 134075
Date Recorded
08/03/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Three-arch road bridge over river, extant 1840, on a cranked or L-shaped plan. Part creeper- or ivy-covered coursed rubble stone walls between coursed rubble stone tapered piers with lichen-spotted cut-granite stringcourses supporting parapets having rubble stone soldier course coping. Series of three segmental arches with lichen-spotted granite ashlar voussoirs. Sited spanning River Blackwater.
Appraisal
A bridge representing an integral component of the civil engineering heritage of County Wexford with the architectural value of the composition confirmed not only by the curious angular footprint, but also by the elegant "sweep" of the arches making a pleasing visual statement at a crossing over the River Blackwater: meanwhile, a much weathered benchmark remains of additional interest for the connections with cartography and the preparation of maps by the Ordnance Survey (established 1824).