Careymill Bridge, Carey Mill, Ballycastle, Co. Antrim

An early 19th C twin-arched masonry road bridge over the Carey River just east of Ballycastle. The bridge is of randomly-sized, roughly-squared sandstone brought to courses. The quoins of the abutments and pier are margined. There is an angled cutwater at the up and downstream ends of the pier, rising to arch spring level and capped with angled dressed sandstone slabs. The two arches are of equal size and of segmental profile, with finely-dressed sandstone voussoirs. Their soffits are of squared sandstone rubble. The road deck falls slightly from east to west and the parapets are coped with concrete of semicircular profile. The bed of the river is pitched with stones to prevent undercutting; this pitching creates a small weir just beyond the downstream end of the bridge. Concrete footings have also been added to the abutments and pier for the same reason. Both upstream banks have random sandstone rubble side walls. Materials: Bridge Coursed sandstone Cutwater caps/ Voussoirs Dressed sandstone Soffits Squared sandstone rubble Parapet coping / Footings concrete Setting: The bridge crosses the Carey River just east of Ballycastle, on the Carey Mill Road which runs between the main A2 Cushendall-Ballycastle Road to the north and the Churchfield Road to the south.