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Buncrana Castle

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Buncrana Castle
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What is recorded here

Six-arch bridge, carrying approach avenue to Buncrana Castle (see 40815001) over the Crana River, erected c. 1716-18, having V-profile roughcast rendered rubble stone cutwaters to piers to both the upstream (north) and downstream elevations (south) rising to form pedestrian refugees at road deck level. Round-headed arches having roughly squared rubble stone voussoirs; rubble stone construction to arch barrels. Roughcast rendered rubble stone construction to piers, spandrels, and to parapets. Projecting stone stringcourse to side elevations at road deck level. Pedestrian refuges incorporate stone seating. Single carriageway with tarmacadam deck, exposed cobble stones in sections. Bridge spans the river Crana at the entrance to Lough Swilly Estuary giving access to Buncrana Castle to west. Located to the north-west of Buncrana town centre.

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