Hearnesbrooke Bridge, County Galway

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Three-arch bridge, built c.1760, carrying minor road over Kilcrow River. Central arch blocked, and V-profile poured concrete buttress added to centre of east elevation c.1940. Rubble stone walls, rubble stone parapet walls with tooled limestone curved coping stones. Slightly pointed arches with cut limestone voussoirs, rubble limestone soffits. Bridge now bypassed, replacement single-span reinforced concrete bridge to north-east, having steel railings and snecked stone-clad piers to parapet.

A pleasing feature in the landscape, the long low elevation of this traditionally-built bridge, with the mass rhythmically punctuated by arches, forms a notable contrast to the single-span reinforced concrete bridge that replaced it following the realignment of the road. The rubble stone walls are a pleasing textural contrast to the cut limestone voussoirs. It forms an integral part of a demesne landscape of conscious design, affording views of Hearnesbrook House, framed by planting.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 30410713

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