Bridge in Tristaun

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 road metal (L 4m) is covered in thick tufts of grass and no parapet wall survives. The archway is now dry as the present course of the river has been diverted c. 2m to the S and it has evidently been deepened. The bridge would have originally crossed the river at a right angle. According to local information, this bridge was in use before the existing stone bridge was constructed c. 4.2m to its E. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 4 April 2017