Overview
bridge — Scotstown is recorded as bridge in Monaghan. Single-arch bridge, dated 1791, carrying road over River Blackwater. Segmental arch with tooled sandstone voussoirs and gunnelled soffit.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Recent pedestrian bridge built abutting east elevation.
People and work
The saved account records: Single-arch bridge, dated 1791, carrying road over River Blackwater.
How it changed
The saved account records: Segmental arch with tooled sandstone voussoirs and gunnelled soffit.
What survives
The saved account records: Inscribed limestone date-plaque within recessed oval panel to interior of east parapet wall.
Why it mattered
bridge — Scotstown matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Despite its functional nature, this well-composed bridge exhibits a strong sense of elegance, with the graceful curve of the arch going down to meet the water. The inscribed date-plaque adds decorative as well as contextual interest, while the graceful segmental arch with its dressed voussoirs belies its early date, indicating the skill and craftsmanship of stonemasons and engineers in the later decades of the eighteenth century. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
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