Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Churchground,Gortnaboul, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchground,Gortnaboul
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cahergal Br.
- Coordinates
- 51.89983, -9.44361
- SMR number
- KE094-079----
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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)
- 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Humpback road bridge (Wth 5.8m; long axis N-S) spanning the Roughty River c. 500m SW of Kilgarvan. Built of random rubble sandstone. Two semicircular arches with tall abuttments and central pier; high pointed cutwater on upstream (E) side of pier appears to extend to c. 1m below the top of the parapet. Parapets and body of bridge heavily overgrown. Underside of bridge has been underpinned using concrete and the parapet coping is also of concrete.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Schoolunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.