Survey Data
Reg No
30405108
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
81822, 239772
Date Recorded
13/08/2008
Date Updated
--/--/--
Description
Single-arch road bridge spanning Abhainn Ghabhla [Owengowla], built c.1820. Recent repairs and extensions to north-west and south-east. Irregularly coursed rubble stone construction with round arch and dressed stone voussoirs with keystone. Parapets have upright stones to copings.
Appraisal
This road bridge displays skilled local craftsmanship, well executed stone work and attention to detail, obvious in the three arches, voussoirs and coping. It is an essential communication and transport link for the area and provides an insight into early nineteenth-century bridge-building in rural Ireland.