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bridge — ALTACHULLION LOWER

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bridge — ALTACHULLION LOWER
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Overview

bridge — ALTACHULLION LOWER is recorded as bridge in Cavan. Single-arch limestone road bridge, built c.1850, spanning a watercourse. Squared ashlar abutments extending forward to form retaining walls to road embankment terminating as battered buttresses rising to base of parapet.

Why it was built

The saved account records: Single-arch limestone road bridge, built c.1850, spanning a watercourse.

People and work

The saved account records: Squared ashlar abutments extending forward to form retaining walls to road embankment terminating as battered buttresses rising to base of parapet.

How it changed

The saved account records: Semi-circular arch barrel having arch ring of even punched ashlar voussoirs.

What survives

The saved account records: Stepped rubble stone retaining wall parallel to road adjoinung south-west buttress.

Why it mattered

bridge — ALTACHULLION LOWER matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: A modest bridge of robust character in a highly visible upland location with a waterfall located close to the south. It is an excellent example of nineteenth century civil engineering, using well worked cut stone formed to suit the specific location, in this instance a high road embankment supported by angled buttresses and retaining walls. It is an eyecatching feature in the landscape and adds significantly to the character of its setting. 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.

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