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Bridge in Cahernamart, County Mayo (31212043)

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Bridge in Cahernamart
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31212043
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Three-arch road bridge over river, extant 1825[?]. Part repointed coursed rubble limestone walls retaining sections of roughcast surface finish centred on triangular cutwaters to piers having domed pyramidal capping with tooled hammered limestone rounded coping to parapets. Series of three round or segmental arches…

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Three-arch road bridge over river, extant 1825[?]. Part repointed coursed rubble limestone walls retaining sections of roughcast surface finish centred on triangular cutwaters to piers having domed pyramidal capping with tooled hammered limestone rounded coping to parapets. Series of three round or segmental arches with cut-limestone voussoirs. Sited spanning canalised Westport or Carrowbeg River.
A bridge representing an integral component of the civil engineering heritage of Westport with the architectural value of the composition, one illustrated in "Town of Westport and Clew Bay, Ireland" (1825) by James Arthur O'Connor (1792-1841), suggested not only by the rough cut limestone dressings demonstrating good quality workmanship, but also by the "sweep" of the arches making a pleasing visual statement at a crossing over the canalised Westport or Carrowbeg River.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 31212043

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  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Explorer Tom Store or warehouse in Cahernamart has been picking fights with the wind for two centuries straight. It’s basically a giant stone fist waving hello to every gale that dares pass by. Bring your worst joke, tell it to the wall, and see if it flinches.

Westport CourthouseCourt house · 98 yd

Explorer Tom Westport Courthouse inspired a bad poem about limestone and justice that nobody remembers correctly anymore. Henry Brett designed it to look symmetrical and serious, but it just feels like a big stone block. Stand on the spot and recite your own verse.

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Bridge HouseHouse · 104 yd

Explorer Tom Bridge House nearly got sold as a horse once because nobody knew what to do with all that stone and symmetry. It sits on North Mall, looking handsome and slightly confused about its own value. Bring a jacket, it radiates old money chill.

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