What is recorded here
Slightly hump-backed road bridge (Wth c. 7.6m; long axis NE-SW) over River Blackwater. Ten semicircular arches with eight arches to S heavily repaired; two of which appear to be replaced. Two arches to N have dressed voussoirs and pointed cutwaters of ashlar limestone. Vertical stone coping along parapet wall. Possibly Blackwater Bridge referred to on inscribed plaque at Kanturk bridge (14820), which was erected in 1757 at Gortmore, of which Purcell and Bastable were trustees (O'Keeffe & Simington 1991, 250).
Slightly hump-backed road bridge (Wth c. 7.6m; long axis NE-SW) over River Blackwater. Ten semicircular arches with eight arches to S heavily repaired; two of which appear to be replaced. Two arches to N have dressed voussoirs and pointed cutwaters of ashlar limestone. Vertical stone coping along parapet wall. Possibly Blackwater Bridge referred to on inscribed plaque at Kanturk bridge (14820), which was erected…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO032-236
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- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- kevin higgins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Speckled Bird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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