Overview
Bansha Bridge is recorded as bridge in Tipperary. Triple-arch limestone bridge, built 1863, over the River Ara. Segmental arches with dressed stone voussoirs, dressed stone to spandrels, carved U-shaped cut-waters to south elevation and chamfered string course over arches with snecked roughly-dressed stone parapet walls and having abutments projecting from elevations of bridge, topped with caps.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Triple-arch limestone bridge, built 1863, over the River Ara.
People and work
The saved account records: Segmental arches with dressed stone voussoirs, dressed stone to spandrels, carved U-shaped cut-waters to south elevation and chamfered string course over arches with snecked roughly-dressed stone parapet walls and having abutments projecting from elevations of bridge, topped with caps.
How it changed
The saved account records: Commemorative date plaque to north parapet wall and cast-iron overflow hatch to south.
What survives
The official record fixes the place and calls it bridge. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Bansha Bridge matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Bansha Bridge is visually pleasing and well proportioned. High-quality craftsmanship is evident in the execution of the U-shaped cutwaters and the general stonework. Decorative appeal is recognized by the landscaped area, that incorporates public seating. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Bansha Garda Síochána Stationbuildingunder 0.1 miles
- mill (water) — Banshabuildingunder 0.1 miles
- Settlement cluster in Ballinlough East,bansha Westmonumentunder 0.1 miles
- Castle (in ruins) — Bansha Westcastleunder 0.1 miles
- Bansha Church of Ireland Graveyardmemorial0.2 miles
- Cross-slab in Bansha Westmonument0.2 miles
- Graveslab in Bansha Westmonument0.2 miles
- Grave Yd. — Bansha Westmonument0.2 miles
- Church in Bansha Westmonument0.2 miles
- Bansha Church (Templeneiry)building0.2 miles
- Bansha Cemeterymemorial0.2 miles
- Armorial plaque in Bansha Westmonument0.2 miles
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