Bridge in Ballitore, County Kildare (11822058)

Bridge

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Two-arch rubble stone road bridge over river, c.1800, with triangular cut-water to south and rubble stone voussoirs. Random rubble stone walls with rubble stone coping. Rendered triangular cut-waters. Two round arches. Rubble stone voussoirs. Rubble stone soffits with render over. Sited spanning River Greese with…

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This bridge is an attractive rubble stone bridge that forms a subtle feature on the River Greese and is one of a group of bridges on the section of that river that passes through County Kildare. The construction of the arches that have retained their original shape is of technical and engineering merit. The bridge exhibits good quality traditional stone masonry. The bridge is of considerable historical and social significance as a reminder of the road network development in Ireland in the late eighteenth/early nineteenth century.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11822058

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Official building number: 11822058

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