Ballynahow Bridge

Road bridge (Wth c. 7.7m; long axis N-S) over River Funshion. Main body of bridge of coursed rubble limestone. Five large semicircular arches with dressed limestone voussoirs; base of piers of ashlar limestone. Low pointed cutwaters on upstream side (W) of coursed ashlar limestone. Remains of vertical stone coping atop parapet wall. Three small overflow arches to N. Bridge of mid-19th-century appearance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009