Bridge in Faymore, County Donegal

What is recorded here

Double-arch bridge, built c.1810, carrying road over Faymore River, having cut-stone voussoirs, triangular-plan cut-stone cut-water, and rusticated parapet with rendered copings.

An attractive bridge that has some good detailing, including cut-stone voussoirs and cut-waters. The arches retain their original form, a testament to the local craftsmen who built the bridge. The structure has social importance as an important component of the local transport infrastructure.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 40902637

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Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Daragh McDonough, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Joseph Mischyshyn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Vadim Manuylov, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0