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Bridge in Cornamucklaglass

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Bridge in Cornamucklaglass
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Single-arch former railway-over-river bridge, built c.1850, now disused. Notably tall round-headed arch with margined rock-faced limestone voussoirs, coursed, dressed stone to soffits and parapets, random rubble to abutments. Dressed rubble stone copings to parapets, with cast-iron railings above. Single carriageway…

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Single-arch former railway-over-river bridge, built c.1850, now disused. Notably tall round-headed arch with margined rock-faced limestone voussoirs, coursed, dressed stone to soffits and parapets, random rubble to abutments. Dressed rubble stone copings to parapets, with cast-iron railings above. Single carriageway with overgrown vegetation to deck. Bridge spans Drumore River to north-west of town centre. Water tower (41307039) immediately to east of bridge, former Ballybay railway station (41307006) to north-east. Water supply pump mechanism to water pump from Drumore River extant to east buttress of railway bridge.
In addition to its aesthetic merits and the functional role it once performed, this single-arch structure also demonstrates impressive engineering and high-quality masonry skills. Fitting well into its surrounding environment, the bridge is typical of how man-made features can be related well to the landscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 41307012

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
  • Enda O Flaherty, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • This file is from the Mechanical Curator collection , a set of over 1 million images scanned from out-of-copyright books and released to Flickr Commons by the British Library. View image on Flickr View all images from book View catalogue entry for book ., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • D Gore, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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