Ballyvodane Br, bridge in County Cork

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What is recorded here

Hump-backed road bridge (Wth 7.2m) over the Shournagh River, just W of disused Donoughmore-Blarney railway line. Three elliptical arches: central arch the tallest; roughly cut voussoirs with prominent key stones; ledges along pier to support arch during construction. Low pointed breakwaters. Ornate pilasters on piers over breakwaters and on abutments.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO061-171

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