Longfields Bridge

Road bridge (Wth 6.48m; long axis N-S) over River Blackwater. Roughly coursed rubble limestone construction. Six semicircular arches with block and start ashlar limestone voussoirs; alternate voussoirs prominent. Ashlar limestone pointed cutwaters added to upstream (W) side only. Flat limestone coping atop parapet wall; some now replaced by concrete. Weir across river, short distance downstream (E) from bridge. Bridge of late-18th/19th-century appearance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009