What is recorded here
In pastureland on the NW bank of the Ballinure River. This bridge of is built of random rubble with a lime-based mortar. One partially collapsed semicircular arch (dims. H 0.85m; Wth 1.9m; L c. 2m) of thin voussoirs (L 0.5m) survives. It is grass covered but its external face is visible on the S side. The original…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA087-262
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- Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.com
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Maker not stated on source page, allthatsinteresting.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.ancient-origins.net
- Jan Wyk, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Picture: Discover Ireland
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