Survey Data
Reg No
20854076
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Tunnel
Date
1900 - 1905
Coordinates
176950, 68627
Date Recorded
19/05/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Railway tunnel, completed 1902, now disused. Rusticated limestone walls having round-headed entrance with redbrick voussoirs and rock-faced limestone keystone. Redbrick soffits forming barrel vault ceiling to interior, with rendered side walls.
Appraisal
An important piece of local civil engineering heritage, this tunnel is a reminder of the extent of the rail network in the past. As part of the train line running from Cork to Monkstown this tunnel was used for thirty years, until the line closure on 10th September 1932.