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Clonbrock

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Single-arch road bridge, built c.1790, over Clonbrock River. Segmental arch with dressed limestone alternately raised voussoirs to arch rings, ashlar limestone to spandrels, and flat limestone copings. Ashlar limestone piers flanking arch with curvilinear ashlar limestone walls to river bank. Decorative cast-iron railings to parapets with piers having rectangular piers with recessed panels and topped by palmettes. Repair panel of undecorated railings to south parapet. Set on avenue leading to Clonbrock.
This delicate bridge, known as "Island Bridge" and set in the grounds of the Clonbrock estate, is both functional and ornamental. The well tooled stonework, coupled with the decorative railings, creates a picturesque quality to the structure. Set beside open fields on the main avenue to Clonbrock, this bridge is a striking addition to the structures of the demesne.

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