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Bridge

Fartamore,Kilcreevanty, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bridge, Fartamore, Kilcreevanty, County Galway, 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
Fartamore,Kilcreevanty
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Fartamore Br.
Latest-edition OS map
Fartamore Bridge
Coordinates
53.57557, -8.91497
SMR number
GA016-135----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

This bridge was recorded by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as follows: 'Multiple-arch road bridge, built c.1700, over River Clare and flood plain, approximately 200 metres long, with larger segmental arch inserted in mid-nineteenth century. Rubble limestone walls of small stones, and having small round-headed arches. Larger arch of built of squared rubble. End arches of seven middle arches in flood plain have triangular-profile piers to one side. Medieval tower house [GA016-053001-] and earthworks [GA016-053002-] to west of bridge, suggesting that core of bridge might be medieval' (http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah accessed 3 April 2017).

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 3 April 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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