Survey Data
Reg No
40907029
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
223049, 400006
Date Recorded
01/10/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arched bridge carrying road over small tributary flowing into the Deele River, built c. 1800. Segmental-headed arch with roughly squared rubble stone voussoirs; rubble stone construction to arch barrel. Rubble stone construction to spandrels and to parapets. Parapets largely overgrown with ivy. Tarmacadam deck with grass verges. Located in the rural countryside to the south-west of Raphoe.
Appraisal
This modest single-arch bridge retains its early form and character, and is a feature of some rustic appeal in the rural landscape to the south-west of Raphoe. It is robustly-constructed in rubble stone masonry, and its continued survival and use stands as testament to the quality of its original construction, and of the skill of the masons involved. It was probably originally constructed during late-eighteenth century or the first decades of the nineteenth century, a period that saw a great deal of road and bridge-building in Ireland, particularly by the Grand Juries (the forerunners of the County Councils). This unassuming rustic bridge is a modest addition to both the built heritage of the local area and to the extensive transport heritage of County Donegal.