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Bridge

Gurteenroe (Muskerry West By.),Sleveen East, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bridge, Gurteenroe, Sleveen East, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Gurteenroe (Muskerry West By.),Sleveen East
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1938)
Coordinates
51.90566, -8.96256
SMR number
CO071-048----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In Macroom, 3-phase sandstone road bridge (overall Wth 8.2m) crossing Sullane River (E-W). Damaged by flood in 1853 (O'Keeffe and Simington 1991, 203). Seven semicircular arches over the river with two inserted wide segmental arches on W side; remains of semicircular overflow arches on W bank. Earliest part of bridge appears to be the S side (Wth 5m); roughly cut voussoirs, pointed breakwaters. Two breakwaters rise to top of parapet wall, becoming semicircular in shape; eastern one topped by recess in parapet wall, which contains memorial to An tAthair Peadar Ua Laoghaire. Bridge widened to N by 3.2m with similar semicircular arches; third arch from E has rectangular ope (3.5m x 0.5m) in crown of arch covered by slabs and modern road surface, known locally as the "Hangman's Hole" (Barry 1985,152). Wide segmental arches on W end probably inserted after flooding, cut limestone voussoirs, prominent keystone.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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