Survey Data
Reg No
30412212
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Road (section of)
In Use As
Road (section of)
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
142765, 202114
Date Recorded
20/09/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Limestone causeway, erected c.1860, carrying road over Newtown Lough. Rubble revetments, battered to south side. Rubble parapet walls made of smaller stones, with some drainage holes to base.
Appraisal
This causeway serves a significant practical function in carrying a relatively recently constructed road over what appears to be a flood plain. Its battered base, design and construction is testament to the engineering skills of the mid- to late 1800s. It is one of a series of nineteenth-century roads and causeways in the South Galway area.