Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Pollbaun,Coolrevagh,Barbersfort,Cahergal (Killererin ED), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Pollbaun,Coolrevagh,Barbersfort,Cahergal (Killererin ED)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cahergal Br.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cahergal Bridge
- Coordinates
- 53.47625, -8.78827
- SMR number
- GA044-014----
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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 is described as follows by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage: 'Seven-arch limestone bridge, built c.1740, widened to north by c.1.2m, and two central arches replaced c.1940 with flat-headed concrete spans. Round arches to original, with roughly squared voussoirs. Narrow concrete V-plan cutwaters to north side. Parapet walls of coursed rubble limestone with large stones laid flat for copings' (http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah accessed 3 April 2017).
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 3 April 2017
Nearby in the register
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.