Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Releagh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Releagh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Releagh Br.
- Coordinates
- 51.80873, -9.56155
- SMR number
- KE102-125----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Humpback road bridge (Wth 7.43m; long axis N-S) spanning the Baurearagh River. Three semicircular arches (span c. 3.65m), with large cut stone voussoirs, supported on tall ashlar piers (Wth 1.3m). River flows through rock-cut channels and piers stand on protruding uncut sections of bedrock; N arch is currently dry. Abuttments of ashlar. Horizontal string course extends across body of bridge just above height of arches. Second string course extends across abuttments and piers at height of springing point of arches. Vertical stone coping on parapets.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.