What is recorded here
Rosconnell Bridge in Castlemarket saves its fancy stonework for the three arches underneath. Two centuries of fish getting the best seats, and not one of the slippery little aristocrats has paid a penny.
Three-arch rubble limestone road bridge over river, c.1800. Random rubble limestone walls with squared rubble limestone coping to parapets. Series of three segmental arches springing from rubble limestone advanced piers with tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs, and rubble stone soffits having remains of render over. Sited spanning Ouveg River with grass banks to river.
An elegantly-appointed bridge representing an important element of the late eighteenth- or early nineteenth-century civil engineering heritage of County Kilkenny as identified by features including the construction of the arches. Tooled limestone dressings displaying good stone masonry introduce a refined element at odds with the rustic quality produced by the traditional construction in locally-sourced rubble stone. Incorporating a slightly raised deck the bridge makes a pleasing impression on the aesthetic appeal of the rural landscape.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 12400101
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
Places near here
Photo credits
- liam murphy, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- No machine-readable author provided. GunnerPoulsen~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Rosconnell Church (in ruins)Church · 105 yd
Castlemarket BridgeBridge · 718 yd
Common Lime2.1 mi
Pedunculate Oak3.4 miMore historic places in County Kilkenny · All of County Kilkenny

What do you know about this place?