Millcombe Bridge

Millcombe Bridge is a road bridge over the Gara stream, likely built in the 17th century, with widenings occurring in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is constructed from local slate rubble and features a dressed slate arch-ring. The bridge has a small single span, with the upstream west side showcasing a dressed slate segmental arch on straight jambs with chamfered imposts. The east downstream side has a similar arch made of stone rubble, but its jambs do not have imposts. There is a small flood arch to the north with a corbelled arch. The parapets are topped with concrete coping. Based on the masonry joints under the arch, it appears that the original structure was a narrow pack-horse bridge at the center, which was widened on the west upstream side in the 19th century and on the downstream side at some point in the 19th century as well. The flood arch was constructed in the 18th century on the west side.