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Bridge

Lauragh Upper,Reenkilla, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bridge, Lauragh Upper, Reenkilla, County Kerry, 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
Lauragh Upper,Reenkilla
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Croanshagh Br.
Coordinates
51.75510, -9.78030
SMR number
KE108-070----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Humpback road bridge (Wth 6.3m; long axis E-W) spanning the Croanshagh River. Built of random rubble sandstone. Three segmental arches (span of central arch c. 5.6m; span of each flanking arch c. 4.8m) with roughly shaped voussoirs. Corbels at springing points under arches. Low rounded cutwaters on upstream side of piers (Wth 1.3m); piers project c. 0.3m beyond face of bridge on downstream side. Parapets have lintelled drainage holes at base and concrete coping.

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

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

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