Bridge

The National Monuments Service's description

Immediately SW of Gowran, crossing a river which is a tributary of the River Barrow, which flows c. 5km to the E. Castle Ellis Bridge is c. 130m E of Castle Ellis townland. An early 18th-century map of Gowran indicated the ‘Long Bridg’ at this location (White 1710/11).
A flat, three-arched bridge of roughly coursed limestone rubble with squared voussoirs on the W side and two cutwaters on either side. The parapet (H 1m) has round profile concrete capping. There are elongated, stone capped, approach walls.
It is possible that this bridge contains 17th-century fabric and that the original bridge was subsequently widened.

See attached:
KK020-060016-_01 Bridge indicated on White map 1710/11.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 25 March 2021

References

White, J. 1710/11 A survey of the towne and lands of Gowrane in the County of Kilkenny belonging to Mr Lewis Chaigneau of Dublin merch[an]t made in the presence of Mr David Chaigneau Mr John Bayly Mr John Sandbeach Sam[ue]l Bingham James Quigly and Mr James White the surveyor; and the said lands contain arable pasture and meadow one thousand two hundred ninety seven acres thirty five perches plantation measure over and above all deductions for intermixt lands and common high roads as appeareth by a table of reference hereunto. Surveyed in the month of March 1710/11 by a scale of 20 p[er]chs. Ja: White. NLI MS map 21.F.55 (4).