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bridge — DRUMORE, MONELLAN

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bridge — DRUMORE, MONELLAN
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Overview

bridge — DRUMORE, MONELLAN is recorded as bridge in Donegal. Single-arched slightly humpbacked bridge carrying road over unnamed stream\river flowing into River Finn to the north-east, built c. 1800. Round-headed arch with roughly dressed sandstone voussoirs

Why it was built

The saved account records: Single-arched slightly humpbacked bridge carrying road over unnamed stream\river flowing into River Finn to the north-east, built c. 1800.

People and work

The saved account records: Round-headed arch with roughly dressed sandstone voussoirs

How it changed

The saved account records: squared rubble stone construction to arch barrel.

What survives

The saved account records: Squared and coursed rubble stone construction to spandrels.

Why it mattered

bridge — DRUMORE, MONELLAN matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This modest single-arch bridge retains its early form and character, despite some modern repairs and alterations, and is a feature of some rustic appeal in the rural landscape to the south-west of Killygordon. It is robustly-constructed in rubble stone masonry, and its continued survival and use stands as testament to the quality of its original construction, and of the skill of the masons involved. The dressed sandstone voussoirs to the arch are of a quality not normally encountered in small-scale bridges. It was probably originally constructed during late-eighteenth century or the first decades of the… 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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