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Bannow Br

Bridge

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19th-century hump-backed road bridge (Wth 8.5m) over Shournagh River. Three elliptical arches; cut voussoirs. Base of piers and low pointed breakwaters built of cut stone. Named 'Leemount Br.' on 1842 OS 6-inch map; name transferred to mid/late 19th-century Leemount Bridge to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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