Overview
Cootehall Bridge is recorded as bridge in Roscommon. Triple-arch road bridge, built c.1850 over the River Boyle. Random coursed rock-faced walls with engaged outer piers, tooled voussoirs to segmental arch-rings, tooled string courses and coursed parapets.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Triple-arch road bridge, built c.1850 over the River Boyle.
People and work
The saved account records: Random coursed rock-faced walls with engaged outer piers, tooled voussoirs to segmental arch-rings, tooled string courses and coursed parapets.
How it changed
The saved account records: Upstream and downstream U-cutwaters.
What survives
The saved account records: Renovated mooring point to south east of bridge with limestone flags and retaining wall.
Why it mattered
Cootehall Bridge matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: County Roscommon boasts numerous stone bridges. This example found at Cootehall is of high quality design. Its elevations employ a variety of stone finishes, including rock-faced stone and smooth tooled blocks. The result is a well-built structure, which enhances both the riverscape and small village to the east. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Coothall Bridge — Cootehall,cuilmore (boyle By.)monumentunder 0.1 miles
- Coothall Quays and Picnic Areaviewpointunder 0.1 miles
- Street Art Treeattractionunder 0.1 miles
- Cootehall Riverdise Parkattractionunder 0.1 miles
- Cootehall Playgroundattractionunder 0.1 miles
- The Bawn — Cootehallbuildingunder 0.1 miles
- Oakport Greenattraction0.2 miles
- Coothall — Clegnamonument0.2 miles
- Indicated — Clegnacastle0.2 miles
- Embanked enclosure — Cuilmore (boyle By.)monument0.2 miles
- Community gardenattraction0.2 miles
- Tonra Memorialattraction0.2 miles
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