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Scarvy Bridge

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Scarvy Bridge
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Scarvy Bridge between Clontreat and Scarvy lets its middle arch grow bigger than the other two, sending the road over a hump. Two arches agreed to cross the River Finn; the third wanted to be carried shoulder-high.

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Triple-arch humpback sandstone bridge, built c.1820, carrying road over River Finn. Round arches, middle flanked by smaller arches, having dressed stone voussoirs and dressed stone V-shaped cutwaters to piers to each elevation. Coursed rubble stone to soffits and parapets, with dressed stone copings.
This picturesque road bridge over the River Finn is evidence of skilled local craftsmanship and civil engineering at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The larger central arch creates a pleasing humpback effect and provides a sense of drama to the elevations, making it an aesthetic focal point on the landscape. It is enhanced by dressed stone to voussoirs, cut-waters and copings.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 41401702

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Pictures: Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Simonchadwick1023, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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