What is recorded here
Thirteenth century bridge within Abbeyleix Demesne known as the Monks Bridge or the Wooden Bridge in existence as early as the thirteenth century of which one arch still survives (Simington and O'Keefe 1991, 123-4). Spanning the River Nore. An eighth-arch bridge with a larger central navigation arch and pier,…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA029-073
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Wsiegmund, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.ph
- Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Maker not stated on source page, curiousireland.ie
- Hello, I am Bruce on Flickr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
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