Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Athasselabbey North, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Athasselabbey North
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47981, -7.98475
- SMR number
- TS068-013002-
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Aligned E-W over a largely dried up river or mill race (Simington and O'Keeffe 1991, 140) which is now a marshy river bed, the bridge leads directly to the 13th-century gatehouse (TS068-013003-) of Athassel Abbey (TS068-013----) to the E. The bridge (dims. L 25.17m; Wth 3.57m), which has a flat surface, is composed of limestone rubble, roughly coursed and has with no parapet. It comprises four segmental-headed spans, with roughly cut voussoirs, placed on edge and plank centring under the arches. At the W end of the bridge it curves off to N and S. It appears to be of single phase construction, all the arches are of equal size (Wth 2.96m; H 1.8m). Some alteration at W span at NW angle, this may have taken place in the late 19th century when according to White (1892, 22) 'the bridge was broken, so that in winter the visitors had to be up to the ankles in a swamp when attempting to pass to the buildings. I am happy to say that the bridge is being fully repaired'. It is likely that the bridge is contemporary with the gatehouse which provides a date in the first half of the 13th century.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Simington, T. and O'Keeffe, P. 1991 Irish stone bridges: history and heritage. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.
Nearby in the register
- Gatehouseunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.