Teehill House — Clones

Single-arch limestone canal bridge built c.1839, carrying access from N54 Cavan Road south-west over disused Ulster Canal to Teehill Cottage. Located midway between Clones Aquaduct and Canal Stores. Parapet walls of bridge constructed of squared rubble coursed to follow gently humpbacked line of bridge surface with heavy, flat capping stones having rounded arrises and punch-finished surface. Square piers having heavy flat stone caps terminate the four ends of the bridge walls. Projecting fillet moulded string course separates parapet from spandrels which have same construction as parapet walls although with horizontal coursing. Round arch has punch-finished ashlar voussoirs and stone arch soffit over canal and tow path, latter on raised bank of canal atop ashlar sandstone walling. Both elevations substantially obscured by ivy and top surface is hard surfaced with no obvious surface drainage. Cast concrete walls extend parapets on north-eastern side of bridge leading to square quarry-faced concrete-built piers holding ornate wrought-iron gates. Splayed entrance of gateway onto Cavan Road has curved balustrades with turned concrete balusters terminated with lower square piers of concrete blocks finished to resemble quarry-faced ashlar.