2017 Ireland - Dingle Peninsula - Garfinny Bridge
Droichead na Gairfeanaí (Garfinny Bridge)
Seana-Droichead na Gairfeanaighe
"A rare survival of a medieval stone bridge."
"This stone bridge, built using clay to bond the stones, spans the mountain stream known as the Garfinny River. The top of the arch is a little over 3 metres above the bed of the river. The bridge, like many buildings on the Dingle Peninsula, is built entirely without mortar. Its arch consistes of radial stones, but these ‘spring’ from stones which project over the stream in a corbelling technique.
"The bridge may have been standing in 1580 when, according to a local tradition, Lord Deputy Grey and 800 troops crossed over it. They were on their way to Smerwick Harbour where they were to execute 600 men, women and children who had already surrendered their position.
In the middle of the 19th century, a ford a short distance upstream was the favoured crossing point because part of the original arch had collapsed or was too unsafe to use." OPW
"Garfinny Bridge, near Dingle County Kerry, is reputedly the oldest surviving bridge in Ireland. It is a medieval bridge and has been recently restored. It is the only bridge to be declared a national monument of Ireland." Fáilte Ireland
2017 Ireland - Dingle Peninsula - Garfinny Bridge
Droichead na Gairfeanaí (Garfinny Bridge)
Seana-Droichead na Gairfeanaighe
"A rare survival of a medieval stone bridge."
"This stone bridge, built using clay to bond the stones, spans the mountain stream known as the Garfinny River. The top of the arch is a little over 3 metres above the bed of the river. The bridge, like many buildings on the Dingle Peninsula, is built entirely without mortar. Its arch consistes of radial stones, but these ‘spring’ from stones which project over the stream in a corbelling technique.
"The bridge may have been standing in 1580 when, according to a local tradition, Lord Deputy Grey and 800 troops crossed over it. They were on their way to Smerwick Harbour where they were to execute 600 men, women and children who had already surrendered their position.
In the middle of the 19th century, a ford a short distance upstream was the favoured crossing point because part of the original arch had collapsed or was too unsafe to use." OPW
"Garfinny Bridge, near Dingle County Kerry, is reputedly the oldest surviving bridge in Ireland. It is a medieval bridge and has been recently restored. It is the only bridge to be declared a national monument of Ireland." Fáilte Ireland