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Garranes (glanarought By., Banawn Ed),gearha (glanarought By.), County Kerry, Ireland

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Townland
Garranes (glanarought By., Banawn Ed),gearha (glanarought By.)
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
51.81826, -9.51201
SMR number
KE102-121----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

Mid/late 19th-century road bridge (Wth 4.5m; long axis SW-NE) spanning the Coomeelan stream. Central segmental arch (span 6.1m) spans river channel. Flanked to NE by two segmental dry arches (spans 3.1m and 4.4m) and to SW by a further segmental dry arch (span 2.9m). These four arches have voussoirs of dressed stone some of which project beyond faces of bridge. Lintelled overflow arch (span 1.45m) on bank to SW. Arches supported on piers of coursed dressed stone constructed on bedrock; rounded cutwaters on upstream (SE) side. Rubble-built parapet walls with lintelled drainage holes at base and with concrete coping.

Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.

Date of upload: 30 May 2011

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

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