Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Cloghinch (Glenkeen Par.),Cloghinch (Templederry Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloghinch (Glenkeen Par.),Cloghinch (Templederry Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cloghinch Old Bridge
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cloghinch Old Bridge
- Coordinates
- 52.77331, -8.06481
- SMR number
- TN033-015----
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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)
- 1868 · 4. Ireland. (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
Listed in SMR (1992) as bridge possible and in the RMP (1998) as bridge. Bridge over fast flowing river flowing W-SW in river valley. Double round arch bridge of limestone with cut limestone voussoirs. Main river now flows through SW arch. Island in centre of river with a further single span round arch over S fork of river which has a concrete block parapet over the original cut voussoirs. This concrete parapet continues across the island up to the S arch of the pair. Wall surrounding the pair is roughly coursed limestone rubble, the parapet of which has been rebuilt and heavily pointed. Eighteenth-century bridge, flat surface of road over bridge.
S single span bridge crosses the river which runs in N-S direction and turns sharply in E-W direction to go under the bridge. The road humps over this bridge, possibly indicated an earlier date for this structure. The arch is also higher than that of the two span. The stone parapet on W side of bridge is 0.37m thick and 0.7-0.9m high. The road itself is 4.9m wide. Single span also appears eighteenth-century but it's designation on the 1st and 2nd ed. OS 6-inch map as 'Cloghinch Old Bridge', implies it may be earlier.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.