Kiltullagh Bridge

The saved account records: Single-arch limestone road bridge over Clogharevaun River, built c.1780, with arch rebuilt c.1890.

The saved account records: Coursed rock-faced rusticated walls to segmental arch, with similar voussoirs and limestone copings.

The saved account records: Rubble walls to causeway to east with rubble copings, having round-headed relieving arch to wall, and overflow arches with cut-stone voussoirs.

The official record fixes the place and calls it bridge. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

Kiltullagh Bridge matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This bridge is notable for its rock-faced copings and voussoirs which add textural variation juxtaposed against the earlier rubble walls. The earliest Ordnance Survey map shows a wider river channel, a more meandering route, and large areas liable to floods. Subsequent drainage schemes, presumably linked to the Attymon Junction to Loughrea light railway, altered the course of the river. It forms a technically interesting structure over the Clogharevaun River and can been viewed at a distance from the eastern approach, adding visual interest to the landscape. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.