Survey Data
Reg No
22117113
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1500 - 1770
Coordinates
220214, 122232
Date Recorded
02/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Three-arch slightly-humpbacked limestone road bridge over River Suir, built c.1550 and rebuilt c.1750. Rubble walls, with cut-stone copings to parapet walls, and elliptical arches with cut-stone voussoirs. Cut-stone trapezoidal-plan cut-waters to upstream and downstream elevations.
Appraisal
The design of this bridge shows evidence of skilled engineering and well-crafted stonework, as seen in the cut-stone voussoirs and cutwaters. The site was bridged in the medieval period and the present structure, connecting the walled town to the north and Suir Island to the south, contains early fabric.