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Rathcool Bridge

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Rathcool Bridge
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Road bridge (Wth 7.44m; long axis E-W) over Rathcool River. Random ashlar sandstone construction with rock-faced finish. Three segmental arches with dressed limestone voussoirs. Bluntly pointed shallow cutwaters of cut limestone on both sides; piered abutments at either end. Roadside section of parapet wall faced with coursed ashlar limestone. Bridge of early-/mid-19th-century appearance. Stone paving in river to S. 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

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