Abbeyshrule Bridge

Double-arch road bridge over the River Inny, rebuilt c. 1860, incorporating the fabric of an earlier multiple-arched road bridge, c. 1750 (or earlier), to either side (northwest and southeast). Segmental-headed arches with dressed limestone voussoirs having V-profile margins. Squared rock-faced limestone spandrel walls, abutments and piers to central two arches having cut stone string courses at road deck level and cut stone string courses to impost level of arches/abutments. Squared dressed limestone masonry to barrel. Central pier projects upstream and downstream to form semi-circular cutwater with rounded capstones over. Dressed ashlar limestone construction to parapets having cut stone coping over. Projecting squared rock-faced limestone piers to either end of central double-arch section having cut stone string courses. Ramped rubble limestone walls to either end of central arches (northwest and south), the fabric of an earlier bridge or bridges to site, having rubble stone walls with roughly cut stone coping over parapets. Battered section to the southwest side of bridge, on southwest side, having two small round-headed arches with dressed limestone voussoirs. Blocked arches with rubble stone voussoirs to the southeast. Dressed limestone quoins to either end of battered section. Located to the southeast of Abbeyshrule.