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The Bridge in Shanagolden sweeps its walls out grandly on either side of a little stream. It has the manner of a man taking off his coat, rolling up his sleeves and asking everyone to stand back before opening a jar of jam.
Single-arch limestone road bridge over an unnamed tributary, built c. 1810. Rubble stone walls with rubble cappings. Segmental-headed arch with dressed limestone voussoirs.
The simple form of this road bridge is much enhanced by the sweeping parapet walls. The size of the arches and the contrast between the roughly coursed limestone walls and dressed limestone voussoirs add further interest to the structure. Spanning a relatively narrow river, this bridge is a reminder of the craftsmanship employed in such endeavors in the early nineteenth century.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21832009
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- dougf, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Roger McLachlan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Vadim Manuylov, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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