Ahnaclaha Br, bridge in County Cork

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What is recorded here

Disused slightly hump-backed bridge (Wth 5.4m) over fast flowing mountain stream. Single semi-circular arch (Wth 2.3m), with coarsely cut voussoirs. Originally carried the old road from Adrigole to Glengarriff, known locally as "Cromwell's road". Similar bridge (3384) along same road to NE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO104-020

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